Kent, William, 1864-1928

Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt writes to his father, Theodore Roosevelt, about his family and the recent primary election. Ted, his wife, Eleanor Butler Roosevelt, and their newborn daughter, Grace Green Roosevelt, have just visited the country with Richard M. Tobin. The primary election in San Francisco, California, has just ended and Ted is confident that their candidate, James Rolph, has won. In response to Roosevelt’s concerns about William Kent, Ted clarifies the content of his conversation with Kent. Ted encloses an article from The California Outlook.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-26

Theodore Roosevelt hopes that Representative Kent will once again run for Congress.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-07

Theodore Roosevelt tells his son, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt that he has heard from Mrs. Alexander how wonderful the recent christening was. The Spreckels are visiting and Roosevelt will invite them to stay the night. Roosevelt received a letter from William Kent about a conversation he had with Ted. Roosevelt cautions Ted against speaking out publicly in support of Woodrow Wilson or against President William Howard Taft. Roosevelt also disapproves of Taft, but he still prefers him over the Democrats or past Presidents Benjamin Harrison and William McKinley. Alice Roosevelt Longworth and her husband Nicholas Longworth are traveling to Panama, and they hope to see Ted in San Francisco on their way home. Archibald B. Roosevelt has been studying for his Harvard preliminary exams, and intends to visit San Francisco as well. Quentin Roosevelt has returned to Groton School unhappily. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is planting a grove of pine trees for their granddaughter, Grace Green Roosevelt, to play in when she is older. Roosevelt is sending Ted a copy of Kermit Roosevelt’s account of a hunt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-22

Theodore Roosevelt is pleased with Marshall Stimson’s letter as he had been communicating with prominent men on the subject. He has tried to increase the Navy and fortify Hawaii and the Pacific Coast, but faced difficulties doing so. Roosevelt considers The Valor of Ignorance sound in its purpose but finds Homer Lea overstates matters, making his argument less impressionable.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-19

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-08-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944

Theodore Roosevelt finds it incredible that Californians can support President Wilson’s peace policy and unpreparedness for war while their actions against the Japanese are the most likely danger for war. Roosevelt is indignant at Wilson and Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan but did not attack them during the campaign at the request of other Progressives. He regrets not being able to visit California to campaign for Francis J. Heney and Governor Johnson.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-12-22

Theodore Roosevelt hopes that his party will run Victor Murdock for Speaker. Roosevelt also hopes the “near-Progressives” will join with them.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1913-03-19

President Roosevelt sends William H. Taft two letters, which he says explain themselves. Roosevelt thinks that United States Representative William Kent is a good person, although a bit of a visionary. There has been some grumbling about Arthur Twining Hadley, president of Yale University, awarding honorary degrees to J. Pierpont Morgan and John C. Spooner, but Roosevelt thinks that there is not much importance in this.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-03

President Roosevelt will show Mary Elizabeth Parsons’s letter to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt when she returns. In the meantime, Roosevelt thanks her for the copy of the volume on California wildflowers. He also expresses affection for Parsons’s cousin, William Kent.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-30

President Roosevelt tells Secretary of the Interior Garfield that he will send him the letter from William Kent. He directs Garfield to name the park Muir Park.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-05

Gifford Pinchot has received word that the progressive Democrats of Nevada will likely support Theodore Roosevelt. William Kent is considering reentering the congressional race in California and Pinchot suggests that Roosevelt encourage Kent.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-25

Gifford Pinchot requests a word of support from Theodore Roosevelt for Representative William Kent, in order to convince Kent to run for Congress again.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-06

Dr. Edelman cautions Senator Bristow against pressing for the patronage resolution as he believes that it would be damaging in the South. He requests that Bristow consult with Lynn Haines and is willing to meet with Bristow afterwards.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03-08

E. W. Scripps wishes he could greatly help Frank H. Blighton in his current situation, but is only able to provide a moderate amount of financial support at present. He suggests reaching out to a number of prominent individuals for assistance.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-14

Gifford Pinchot thanks Theodore Roosevelt for sending copies of letters from Meyer Lissner and to President Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the University of California. Pinchot concurs with Lissner that Roosevelt did not hurt the election chances of California politicians Hiram Johnson and William Kent. Some press outlets have reported a falling out between Roosevelt and Pinchot, a rumor which Pinchot thinks needs no answer but would be happy to answer with “the utmost vigor” if Roosevelt desires.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-02

Francis J. Heney meant to write to President Roosevelt several weeks ago to congratulate him on his letter about religious opposition to the election of president-elect William H. Taft. Heney believes it will be useful for years to come. He is still recovering from the gunshot wound he received to his jaw, but his speech has not been impaired and he does not have any scars from the experience. Heney would like to complete the trial he was working on, but his doctors have advised him not to return to work yet. The telegram Roosevelt sent to Heney’s wife, Rebecca W. Heney, helped her through a difficult time, and Heney deeply appreciates it.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-04

William Barret Ridgely, Comptroller of the Currency, reports on his investigation into the loan practices of the Chicago National Bank. The bank and its President, John R. Walsh, were under investigation for granting loans above the legal limit to corporations. Walsh had repeatedly promised to improve banking practices and adhere to government regulations, but failed to do so. Ridgely believes that the affair was well handled by the bank examiners and his own office.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-26

In this chapter excerpt from his book John Muir and His Legacy: The American Conservation Movement, Stephen Fox examines efforts to expand Yosemite National Park, the battle between preservationists and conservationists over the use of forests, and provides portraits of John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, John Burroughs, and Theodore Roosevelt. He looks at the work undertaken by the conservation movement to preserve Niagara Falls, the redwood forests of California, and Mount Desert Island in Maine. Fox concludes the chapter with a look at the battle over the city of San Francisco’s desire to build a dam at the southern end of Hetch Hetchy valley in Yosemite National Park. In addition to looking at the life and work of Muir, the chapter provides information on many lesser known figures in the turn of the twentieth-century conservation movement.

A listing of the officers and the members of the executive, finance, and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace committees of the Theodore Roosevelt Association is found on the second page of the excerpt.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

William H. Taft has received the letters that President Roosevelt forwarded from United States Representative William Kent, who he thinks is a bit of a crank. Taft was not entirely comfortable with J. Pierpont Morgan being praised at Yale’s commencement speech, but does not attach the same weight to it that Kent does, and does not think there was a conspiracy to make Taft appear as a reactionary.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-11

President Harding proclaims that the land donated by William and Elizabeth Thatcher Kent in Marin County, California, will be added to Muir Woods National Monument pursuant to the Antiquities Act of 1906. The proclamation describes the boundaries of the addition and states that the land is significant due to its extensive redwood trees.

Collection

Muir Woods National Monument

Creation Date

1921-09-22