Kellor, Frances, 1873-1952

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Wilson

President Roosevelt introduces Secretary of Agriculture Wilson to social reformer and immigration investigator Frances Kellor, who may present the note in person or send it to him. Kellor has provided the president with guidance in regard to immigration laws, and “thru her agents obtains special reports on conditions affecting various Departments of the Government.” Roosevelt asks Wilson to carefully consider Kellor’s advice regarding the current investigation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leonard Wood

Theodore Roosevelt thanks General Wood for his letter, and encourages him not to engage in any controversy regarding a matter involving Secretary of War Lindley M. Garrison in which Roosevelt believes the public opinion is with Wood. Roosevelt attempts to arrange communication between Wood and Frances Kellor of the National Americanization Committee. According to Roosevelt, Kellor is hoping Wood can recommend people for a national defense association related to her committee.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-09-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucy Work Hewitt

Theodore Roosevelt received the letter from Lucy Work Hewitt, signed also by Mrs. Vanderbilt and Justine Bayard Ward. Roosevelt asks that she see Miss Keller before letting him know what the three signers desire. Roosevelt wishes to back them in any way he can.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-04-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Percy Stickney Grant

Theodore Roosevelt provides Reverend Percy Stickney Grant a list of individuals who could express their views.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gerald B. Spiero

Theodore Roosevelt will not give journalism student Gerald B. Spiero an interview. Roosevelt has already discussed the matter in public and refers Spiero to Frances Kellor in New York who may be able to help him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Vira Boarman Whitehouse

Theodore Roosevelt makes changes to the topics of an interview he is giving Vira Boarman Whitehouse, saying he thinks little of parades and does not wish to discuss his previous statements about people getting tired of him. Roosevelt also asks Whitehouse to determine which parts of one of his speeches she wants to use. He expresses pleasure at having met her one recent evening.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Flinn Lawrence

Theodore Roosevelt declines a request from Mary Flinn Lawrence to write an article. He suggests she find a previous speech he gave before the Woman Suffrage Convention that would fit her needs and to contact Frances Kellor if she needs help locating it. Roosevelt inquires after Flinn’s father and husband.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Eyre Valentine Dreier

Theodore Roosevelt regretfully declines to make a speech, especially concerning any political matters. The only exception will be a request to speak about the unemployed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-01-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Raymond Robins

Theodore Roosevelt was sorry to hear about the accident Mrs. Robins experienced. It is not possible for Roosevelt to accept the Northwestern University Settlement invitation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-12-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Perkins

Theodore Roosevelt met with Frances Kellor and Cornelia Bryce Pinchot regarding the Progressive Service. He agrees with their proposal to separate the Progressive Service from the Progressive Party. Many people are in sympathy with the Progressive Service but do not want to be associated with the party. Roosevelt hopes that Kellor can continue to run the Progressive Service, with the same name, as an independent organization.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-12-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Perkins

Theodore Roosevelt tells George W. Perkins that the ‘newly-joined member of the ‘Get-Rich-Quick-Club'” will appreciate that paper. Roosevelt believes that the Progressive Service should be separate from the Progressive Party and desires that Perkins renounce all authority in regards to the Service.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-12-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Franklin K. Lane

Theodore Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Interior Lane if he will speak to Roosevelt’s friend, Frances Kellor, about a plan she has for using the Department of Interior to facilitate the assimilation of immigrants. Roosevelt always found Kellor to be the same kind of person as Lane.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-11-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Ford

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Henry Ford at the urging of several of his acquaintances, such as Thomas Edison, Franklin Pope, and Ben Lindsey. They have told him about several of his ideas and practices regarding industry and workingmen. Roosevelt requests his presence for lunch or dinner the next time he is in the area to discuss many of these ideas. He also requests that another acquaintance of his, Frances Kellor, can be included in this occasion.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-11-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Daniel LeRoy Dresser

When Theodore Roosevelt visited Newport, Rhode Island, he assumed that the local committee had made all arrangements and was handling financial matters. He was surprised to learn that the Progressive Service was supposed to be involved. Roosevelt is powerless in the matter but offers to give Daniel LeRoy Dresser’s letter to Frances Kellor.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-11-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Perkins

Theodore Roosevelt read with interest the British study of profit sharing and William Allen White’s letter. He supports the selection of Mr. Williams as the Director of the Progressive Service.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-12-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Bronson Reynolds

President Roosevelt wants to know if James Bronson Reynolds would like Frances Kellor, immigration informant to Roosevelt’s Cabinet, to join him and discuss the matter in person.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nathan Bijur

President Roosevelt is not sure he will mention immigration in his message and will “probably take no motion” on the matter until he hears from Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill and Frances Kellor. Roosevelt sends Nathan Bijur’s letter to them.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Patrick Neill

President Roosevelt asks Commissioner of Labor Neill to discuss the letter and pamphlets from Richard Lloyd George with Commissioner of Immigration Frank P. Sargent and Frances Kellor. Roosevelt feels that Jones is trying to deal with the same problems that Neill will have to consider in his report on immigration.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt

Gifford Pinchot believes that Theodore Roosevelt should meet with the new congressmen in Washington, D.C., or New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1913-03-19

Creator(s)

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Raymond Robins

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Raymond Robins for the draft he sent, and mentions his appreciation of a recent visit from Robins with Frances Kellor and Mary E. Dreier.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-11-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919