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On behalf of the University of North Carolina, F. P. Venable invites Theodore Roosevelt to give the John Calvin McNair Lecture in 1915. The lecture series is on the mutual bearing of science and theology upon each other.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-31
Due to the overwhelming number of inquiries about the Peoples National Legal Ethics Society, Charles Freeman Johnson discusses its purpose and support in a letter to the editor of The Outlook. The organization seeks to cooperate with the American Bar Association through state advisory councils to adopt and enforce the Association’s code of ethics. Such enforcement throughout the country will significantly advance reform in legal procedures, and it is the type of movement President William H. Taft recommended in his speech in Chicago, Illinois. Johnson quotes lawyers and legal professionals who support the Society, which is expected to have 400,000 members within a year. He invites correspondence from interested parties.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-18
Howard H. Gross writes to Theodore Roosevelt concerning the National Soil Conservation and Welfare League, as he hopes to conduct a ten-year campaign, if necessary, to promote agriculture and raise sentiment to gain funds from the state and national treasury. Gross hopes to get trained agriculturist in all agricultural counties to assist farmers. Gross invites Roosevelt to join the advisory committee of the organization.
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1911-06-14
Ida B. Hiltz informs Theodore Roosevelt that he was elected as an Honorary Vice President of the American Association for the Conservation of Vision by its board of managers, alongside several other notable figures. Hiltz urges him to lend his name to the organization, which works toward the prevention of blindness.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-25
George W. Jessup encloses a copy of original writings he tried on previous occasions to give Theodore Roosevelt. Jessup strongly believes in Roosevelt’s peacemaking abilities and assures his support.
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1911-04-03
Knowing of Theodore Roosevelt’s interest in football, Edgar Pomeroy sends him copies of several letters that might interest him. Pomeroy also corrects a statement of David Starr Jordan, clarifying that rugby was introduced into England much earlier than soccer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-25
Herbert B. Johnson invites Theodore Roosevelt to address the Federation of Japanese Churches in California when he stays in San Francisco, California, during his trip along the west coast. Johnson feels that by giving an address, Roosevelt will have a great impact both on Japanese people living in the United States, as well as on Japanese people still in Japan.
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1911-03-22
Clifford Richardson sends Theodore Roosevelt copies of speeches given by David Starr Jordan and Fairfield Osborn, which they spoke about recently. He asks that Roosevelt eventually return them once he is finished with them.
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1911-02-27
I. K. Russell follows up on an earlier letter he sent discussing charges regarding Theodore Roosevelt’s attitude with Senator Reed Smoot retaining his seat after he was charged with polygamy. Further charges have been made regarding this and Russell would like a statement from Roosevelt about it. Russell provides information about his journalism background and strong support of Roosevelt’s policies.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-08
On behalf of President David Starr Jordan, George J. Pierce asks Theodore Roosevelt to confirm his speaking date at Stanford University.
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1911-01-19
Caspar W. Hodgson proposes Theodore Roosevelt write a primer on the principles of good government, including conversation and public ethics, for use in schools.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-12-23
Five book reviews on six different books comprise this edition of the “Book Notes” column. In his review, Richard H. Collins focuses on Kathleen Dalton’s contribution to Robert J. Brugger’s Our Selves/Our Past, Psychological Approaches to American History. Dalton embraces a psychohistory approach to understanding Theodore Roosevelt, emphasizing his commitment to overcoming his childhood asthma and living the strenuous life. Collins argues that this approach is misguided and ignores Roosevelt’s class and his formidable intellect. Patrick C. Gable commends John Morton Blum for his appraisal of Roosevelt in The Progressive Presidents, but he faults him for blaming Roosevelt for the misdeeds and excesses of his Democratic successors.
Peter R. Fischer finds Charles C. Goetsch’s Essays on Simeon E. Baldwin “a worthwhile collection,” but he thinks the confrontation between Roosevelt and Baldwin over a federal labor law may not merit the importance that Goetsch assigns it. Elizabeth E. Roosevelt praises Mary Helen Dohan’s Mr. Roosevelt’s Steamboat for its depictions of life along the Mississippi River and for not overlooking the contributions of Lydia Latrobe Roosevelt to her husband’s success. Dennis Wood reviews Paul Schullery’s The Grand Canyon and Old Yellowstone Days. Theodore Roosevelt has an essay in each of these collections of writings about iconic American landscapes.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1982
A program for the seventh annual meeting of the American Breeders Association listing the speakers and their lecture topics.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-12-22
List of unknown origin titled “American Members of the League for International Conciliation,” enclosed with a letter created by Nobel Prize winner Nicholas Murray Butler. Andrew Carnegie and Andrew D. White are listed as “Honorary Presidents,” 12 people are listed under “Council of Direction,” and 46 people are listed as “Members.”
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1906-12-05
District Forester Olmsted encloses several letters, and renews his recommendation to Chief Forester Graves that the Pinnacles Division of the Monterey National Forest be eliminated.
1910-08-13
Acting District Forester Headley writes to Stanford University Professor Dudley regarding an earlier letter from Frederick Erskine Olmsted about the preservation of the Pinnacles area and its removal from Monterey National Forest. Headley points out that one of the reasons for the inclusion of the Pinnacles in the National Forest was to help ensure the protection of the area, but since the preservation goal has been secured by the designation of Pinnacles National Monument, the administration of the area as part of the National Forest is no longer necessary.
1910-07-28
Acting District Forester Headley writes to Schuyler Colfax Hain regarding an earlier letter from Frederick Erskine Olmsted to David Starr Jordan about the preservation of the Pinnacles. Headley points out that one of the reasons for the creation of the National Forest was to help ensure the protection of the natural features of the area, but since that preservation goal has been secured by the designation of Pinnacles National Monument, the administration of the area as part of the National Forest is no longer necessary.
1910-07-28
District Forester Olmsted asks Schuyler Colfax Hain his opinion regarding the proposed elimination of the Pinnacles from Monterey National Forest. Olmsted encloses a copy of his letter to David Starr Jordan. If Hain replies, Olmsted will forward his views to Forester Raymond Tyler.
1910-07-13
In this article, which appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the location of Pinnacles National Monument is described, along with information on the Pinnacles’ discovery by George Vancouver, and their designation as a national monument through the efforts of Theodore Roosevelt and David Starr Jordan.
1917-04-08
Regional Supervisor of Historic Sites Hagen provides a brief history of the area containing Pinnacles National Monument, tracing its history from the time of Spanish occupation of the region and the possible first discovery of the Pinnacle rock formations by Captain George Vancouver. While Hagen notes that there is some evidence of prehistoric occupation of the area, he says that it does not appear to have supported permanent populations, and in fact “received little attention until long after the American occupation of California.” He notes that the area is believed to have been used as a hide-out for outlaws at one point.
1941-04-28