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John E. Milholland informs President Roosevelt that famous inventor Guglielmo Marconi is traveling to America and encourages Roosevelt to invite Marconi to dine with him. Milholland also says he is glad that Roosevelt, despite party opposition, has not backed down on the “Negro question.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-11
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from October 1858 to December 1870. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s involvement in the American Civil War, Theodore Roosevelt meeting John Hay as a child, and the Roosevelt family’s first European trip.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
An illustrated pamphlet with reviews describing the lectures William J. Taylor gives on Norway, Egypt, Israel, and Rome, Italy, in which he “describes the beautiful scenery, the folk-lore, the customs and home life of the people.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-19
President Roosevelt responds to Artie O. Swartwood’s letter about the Appeal to Reason, saying that it is full of false information, and that William H. Taft’s work with Catholics and Protestants has been well documented. Roosevelt will send materials on the topic to Swartwood.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-19
Ambassador to Austria Storer informs President Roosevelt that Francis Augustus MacNutt has denied being dismissed from the American diplomatic and consular service. Although MacNutt was dismissed from the Vatican due to his misdemeanors, he wants to be reinstated there. Storer asks Roosevelt to look into the papers concerning MacNutt’s dismissal and wonders if Secretary of State Elihu Root has known about MacNutt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905
George Otto Trevelyan discusses the books that President Roosevelt sent, and assures him that “trash” is published in England, alongside good old books that are reprinted. He has discovered a newfound love of Cicero. Trevelyan describes his apartment in Rome, and talks about his pleasant experiences with Americans there. He is particularly glad to be near his old friends Ambassador Henry White and his wife.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-01
Maria Longworth Storer has heard that Pope Pius X declined to promote Archbishop John Ireland to Cardinal after interference from Cardinal Raphael Merry del Val, who asserted that President Roosevelt had also advocated for the promotion of Archbishop John M. Farley. As Farley represents a “foreign and reactionary spirit,” Storer does not believe that Roosevelt would have asked for his advancement. If the assertions she heard are untrue, she asks Roosevelt to write the Pope to say so.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-20
First Assistant Secretary of State Loomis summarizes for William Loeb the situation regarding the removal of Aaron Homer Byington from the Consulship at Naples, Italy, and how Jerome A. Quay came to be appointed there, including the influence of Senator Orville Hitchcock Platt and friends of the late Senator Matthew Stanley Quay in the matter. Loomis suggests alternate posts for Byington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-28
John D. Crimmins informs President Roosevelt that he is held in high regard in Rome.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-11
Horace White asks President Roosevelt to notify Senator Eugene Hale of an omission in the Diplomatic and Consular Bill of appropriation for the third secretary at Rome. White has been working on a diplomatic appointment for William Blumenthal for some time, and this place would be appropriate for Blumenthal to fill. White asks Roosevelt to speak with Hale on the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-16
Margaret Sanger replies to former President Roosevelt’s article “Birth Control–From the Positive Side.” Sanger argues that birth control is necessary for all classes; however, it is most necessary for the working class. She criticizes Roosevelt’s approach, stating that widespread fertility should not be encouraged in order to prevent the “spawning of the slums.” She also takes issue with Roosevelt’s assessment that birth rates in France and Germany helped precipitate World War I. Finally, Sanger argues that women fear birthing children into poverty with the inability to care for them. For this reason, birth control dissemination is a necessity.
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project
1917-12
Lady Gregory sends her book Saints & Wonders to President Roosevelt and discusses the challenges of isolating the Irish Christian literature from that of Rome and Judea. Gregory has heard of Roosevelt’s interest in old Irish literature. She remarks that the Irish are “more and more turning our back to England and our face to America” as so many Irish have gone to the “Land of Promise.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-12
The Roosevelts spent Christmas in Rome and there were many presents. They ascended Mount Vesuvius and Roosevelt stuck an alpine stick into a small crater which caught the stick on fire. The route down from Vesuvius was very rough.
1870-01-06
Ethel Roosevelt Derby’s letter from Rome, Italy, has arrived and her parents read it to each other. Theodore Roosevelt understands her desire to avoid invitations and have some quiet time on a honeymoon. He envies Ethel’s trip to Italy and agrees that her social settlement work will be helpful to Richard Derby’s career. Roosevelt’s libel suit begins soon and he is prepared to lose. The area around Sagamore Hill is changing rapidly and the Roosevelts have had many days to themselves.
1913-05-22
Theodore Roosevelt offers advice to Anna Roosevelt Cowles about opportunities for her son, William Sheffield Cowles, Jr., to learn to ride horses. Roosevelt suggests that the Cowles’ upcoming trip to Europe provides an ideal chance to arrange riding lessons at reputable riding schools in major cities, including Paris, Berlin, and Rome. He is knowledgeable about the subject and outlines goals for Cowles, Jr., recommending that riding be approached with the discipline required of any other study. Finally, Roosevelt jokes that Will and Joe were probably amused by the quiet dissolution of Governor Baldwin’s proposed libel suit.
1911-01-29
The headmaster at Groton School, Sherrard Billings, writes to President Roosevelt in request of a circular letter to use during his travels in Europe. Billings offers to deliver confidential messages from Roosevelt and conveys that Roosevelt’s sons, Theodore and Kermit, are well.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-13
Maria Longworth Storer expresses her concerns regarding the representative of the American Catholic Church at the Vatican, Francis Augustus MacNutt. Storer relays that she believes MacNutt to be a spy, stating that his actions will negatively affect proceedings in the Philippines and the American Catholic Church. Storer also discusses the “failure” of the Vatican to properly recognize Archbishop Ireland.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-15
Major Edwards would like to be appointed military attaché at Rome, Italy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-21