Lectures and lecturing

Letter from Arthur Hamilton Lee to Theodore Roosevelt

Arthur Hamilton Lee appreciates the friendly letters from President Roosevelt and asks that Roosevelt and his family leave ample time for their visit to England. It is unfortunate that Roosevelt will not be present for the deer-stalking. Lee is pleased Roosevelt will deliver the Romanes lecture at Oxford. The outcome of the election has seemed unclear from abroad, and Lee is glad to hear Roosevelt’s positive update on William H. Taft. Lee asks if Roosevelt will elaborate on statements from his letters about information that he wants to share in person. If the information could assist Lee in serving his country and there was no other way to discuss it, he would come to the United States, but he assures Roosevelt that a message could be transmitted safely through the embassy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-04

Letter from Henry White to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Ambassador White warns Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt about the Russian Countess Lydia Rostopchine, whose grandfather was governor-general of Moscow during the invasion of Napoleon. Rostopchine intends to give lectures in the United States about her grandfather with the aim of raising money for her niece’s marriage, and she made several inappropriate requests of White. She asked White to appeal to President Roosevelt on her behalf so that she could give a lecture at the White House. White tells Edith not to allow her husband to extend such an invitation. He also informs her that he hopes to be back in the United States just in time to vote for William H. Taft.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-07

Letter from Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt

Endicott Peabody is sorry to hear of Archibald Roosevelt’s orthodontic troubles, and strongly recommends a dentist in Boston. He is thrilled that President Roosevelt will be giving the Romanes lecture, and is certain that Roosevelt will enjoy trading politics for traveling in Africa with Kermit Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-14

Letter from Frederic Jesup Stimson to Theodore Roosevelt

Frederic Jesup Stimson cannot deny he made the statement when giving the history of constitutional violations and principles from Henry III to now in a lecture. However, at his next lecture, he will deny the information it is based on, as requested by President Roosevelt. Stimson assures Roosevelt that once he sees Stimson’s lectures in book form, he will find no animosity, simply a difference in political opinion.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-02

Letter from Frederic Jesup Stimson to Theodore Roosevelt

Frederic Jesup Stimson assures President Roosevelt that he never used the term “usurp” in relation to the President in his recent lecture, and that he was instead referring to Congress. While Stimson differs in his opinion on federal incorporation, he believes Roosevelt is impelled “by as high a patriotism” and greater knowledge than himself.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-03

Letter from Herbert Parsons to William Loeb

Representative Parsons forwards several letters to William Loeb regarding Edward M. Morgan, postmaster of New York. Parsons agrees more with William G. Rull than what Elihu Root expressed in his Yale lectures. Parsons thanks Loeb for how he handled Max A. Mosle when he tried to visit Sagamore Hill recently and explains Mosle’s background.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-09

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Reid sends President Roosevelt clippings from British newspapers that he thinks will interest him, and he informs Roosevelt of the help he has recently given to Francis Cockrell’s son after he was involved in a car accident in Switzerland.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-23

Letter from Jacob A. Riis to Theodore Roosevelt

Jacob A. Riis expresses amusement at President Roosevelt’s response to his request. Riis expects to have a good time lecturing on Roosevelt and thinks his audience will enjoy the lecture, too.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-27

Letter from Jacob A. Riis to Theodore Roosevelt

Jacob Riis will be lecturing on President Roosevelt next winter and requests that William Loeb briefly outline the events of Roosevelt’s first year, with some note of the criticisms made. However, the main focus of the lecture will be Roosevelt himself, not his work or policies.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-25

Letter from R. N. Reed to Maurice Francis Egan

R. N. Reed thanks Maurice Francis Egan for the memorandum about Eugene O’Curry’s “Manners and Customs of the Ancient Irish” and P. W. Joyce’s “Social History of Ancient Ireland.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-24

Letter from John W. Burgess to Theodore Roosevelt

John W. Burgess encloses a German translation of President Roosevelt’s letter of greeting to the Berlin University. Burgess has changed the date from April 12 to October 12 since the day on which Burgess will read the letter is October 31. Burgess wishes to know if the letter meets Roosevelt’s approval and if he approves the date change.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-01

Letter from John J. Walsh

Father John J. Walsh recounts the lecture given by Edwin Milton Fairchild entitled the True Sportsman. Walsh believed strongly in the moral and moralizing impact of the lecture on the children present.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-02

Letter from Emory Speer to Theodore Roosevelt

Emory Speer will be a lecturer at Yale University and will discuss historical figures who brought change to the government, including President Roosevelt. He plans on publishing his lectures and would like some resources from Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-04

Letter from Barrett Wendell to Theodore Roosevelt

Barrett Wendell has received President Roosevelt’s two letters in Geneva, where Wendell is spending a few days between his lecture in Paris and those in the provinces of France. Wendell appreciates Roosevelt’s approval of his article. Wendell also wants Roosevelt to know how much he admires him and how Roosevelt’s career has strengthened the ideals of the United States. It is those ideals that Wendell has been trying to “set forth” in France. Wendell says the countries abroad believe the United States to be a new, materialistic country, and he hopes to show why that is not true. Wendell will not be home again until the new term starts at Harvard in the fall.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-15

Chronology January 1892 to December 1898

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1892 to December 1898. Notable events include the death of Elliott Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt is appointed New York City Police Commissioner, his tenure as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, the Spanish-American War, and Roosevelt’s gubernatorial campaign.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Chronology January 1879 to December 1883

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Chronology January 1884 to December 1891

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.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Theodore Roosevelt Association trip to France and John A. Gable lecture series

The Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) announces that it will sponsor a trip to France to mark the restoration and rededication of a memorial to Quentin Roosevelt, the youngest son of Theodore Roosevelt who was killed while serving as an aviator in France during World War I. The TRA also announces a slate of three lectures for 2007 as part of the Dr. John A. Gable Lecture Series to be held at Christ Church in Oyster Bay, New York. An illustration of the Eiffel Tower and a photograph of Gable accompany the text.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2007

Roosevelt family reunion in North Dakota

Report on the Roosevelt family reunion held in Bismarck and Medora, North Dakota. The report notes that the group was hosted by Ed Schafer, the governor of North Dakota, and was accompanied by historians John A. Gable and Douglas Brinkley. The report highlights and lists the Roosevelt family members who have contributed to a fund established by the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) to support a lecture series in honor of P. James Roosevelt. A photograph of the group assembled in Medora appears on the first page of the report. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1997

The Work and Programs of the Theodore Roosevelt Association

The varied work and programs of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) are listed under nineteen topic headings, all of which are addressed in brief paragraphs. These include programs like the teddy bears for hospitalized children, police awards in major cities, and the support of historical sites related to the life of Theodore Roosevelt.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2001