McMillan, James, 1838-1902

President Roosevelt thanks William Northrup McMillan for the invitation to stay at the farm in Nairobi, and says he will likely come after staying with Alfred E. Pease and before taking the trip McMillan suggested. Roosevelt will be joined by Kermit Roosevelt and General Edgar Alexander Mearns, and he will be shooting specimens for the National Museum. For further planning Roosevelt asks McMillan to be in contact with Edward North Buxton, Frederick Courteney Selous, and Pease. After going through British East Africa Roosevelt will go on to the Nile and meet Sirdar F. R. Wingate and Leigh S. J. Hunt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt asks Edward North Buxton if his letter to Alfred E. Pease was clear on specific points relating to his Africa trip. He has been advised to hire an Englishman but would rather have a native guide. Roosevelt continues to gather supplies and equipment, agreeing that footwear is too important to consider the expense. He shares his travel plans and ideas with Buxton.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt has heard that William Northrup McMillan is one of the best resources in East Africa for hunters. He describes his plan to hunt for six or seven months in British East Africa, starting next April, killing only specimens for the National Museum and meat. Roosevelt would greatly appreciate if McMillan could advise him on where he can, with certainty, obtain lion, elephant, buffalo, and eland. He hopes his inquiries do not bother McMillan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt asks his sister Anna for a photograph of their father. Roosevelt and wife Edith continue to enjoy Washington. Edith was “taken in” by Senator James McMillan.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1890-01-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt would like the enclosed communication from Senator McMillan regarding the International Commission on Lake Levels brought to his attention at the proper time.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-12

Creator(s)

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

On behalf of President Roosevelt, George B. Cortelyou sends letters of introduction to Senator McMillan and Commissioner Macfarland.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-29

Creator(s)

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

William Northrup McMillan introduces himself to President Roosevelt and invites him to stay with him at Juga Farm and his townhouse in Nairobi, Kenya, on Roosevelt’s upcoming African safari. McMillan mentions that he is the nephew of Senator James McMillan and offers the names of two other men who can attest to his connections and African experience. Juga Farm is home to many species of game and is close to other hunting grounds, including rhino and elephants. McMillan also offers the services of his safari guides, who are excellent lion trackers. McMillan will soon depart Kenya for London and gives his contact information there. The first four pages of this record are handwritten, accompanied by a typewritten copy of two pages.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-12

Creator(s)

McMillan, William Northrup, Sir, 1872-1925

Alan R. Havig examines the effort of the Roosevelt Memorial Association (RMA) to secure a site on the Washington, D.C., mall to erect a memorial to Theodore Roosevelt. Havig argues that it was not the grandiose design by architect John Russell Pope that doomed the proposal, but that many in and out of Congress felt that constructing a memorial to Roosevelt in the 1920s was too soon after his death. Other critics argued that Roosevelt had not yet earned a place among the memorials to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Havig notes that Roosevelt, while denied a monument in the nation’s capital, would gain a memorial on Theodore Roosevelt Island in 1967, and he would earn a place on South Dakota’s Mount Rushmore among the figures that he was deemed unworthy of joining in the 1920s. 

Four illustrations, three photographs of memorials to Roosevelt, and the logo of the Theodore Roosevelt Association populate the essay. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Senator Lodge has just returned from Senator McMillan’s funeral. He tells President Roosevelt that it is too bad he will need to make appearances in Lynn and Boston but that he will be expected to speak for only a short amount of time. Lodge is pleased with the Forbes situation and also with the enthusiasm being shown the appointment of Judge Holmes.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-17

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Bond Steel Post Company complains to Senator McMillan–and by extension to President Roosevelt–of the political implications of inability to acquire material.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-27

Creator(s)

Bond Steel Post Company

Senator Lodge discusses several political appointments and senators, including his desire to chair the Senate Foreign Relations committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-01

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924