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Roger L. Payne, Executive Secretary of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, tells John D. Leshy that the board would be pleased to process a proposal to name an area in the Grand Canyon for Theodore Roosevelt. He briefly outlines the process, and asks for a proposal of a specific area from Leshy, and says he will additionally seek a recommendation from the Arizona State Board on Geographic Names.
1994-09-27
Comment sheet from Arizona State Board on Geographic and Historic Names on the proposed name of Roosevelt Point and Theodore Roosevelt Overlook in the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The sheet is filled out by Deputy Superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park Gary Cummins.
1995-04-04
Memorandum written by Kevin Cochary with a recommendation for the location of Roosevelt Point and Theodore Roosevelt Overlook on Walhalla Plateau in the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
1995-03-14
List of names of six representatives selected to represent the Arizona State Board on Geographic and Historic Names at the dedication of Roosevelt Point.
1996-07-02
Tim J. Norton asks for information and comment regarding efforts to establish Roosevelt Point in the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park by Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt.
1995-04-03
At a recent dedication of a promontory on the rim of the Grand Canyon to Theodore Roosevelt, Secretary of the Interior Bruce E. Babbitt spoke on the impact Roosevelt had in preserving the Grant Canyon, designating it a Game Preserve in 1906, and a National Monument in 1908.
1996
Draft of the itinerary for the dedication of Roosevelt Point. The itinerary includes travel information for Secretary Bruce E. Babbitt of the Department of the Interior.
1996-07
List of invitees to the dedication of Roosevelt Point on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
1996-07
Rough draft of the program for the dedication ceremony of Roosevelt Point on the North Rim in Grand Canyon National Park. The program details speeches and remarks to be given by three individuals– Superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park Robert L. Arnberger, Chairman of the Arizona State Board of Geographic and Historic Names Tim J. Norton, and Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior Bruce Babbitt.
1996-07-03
A rough draft of a list of introductions for 10 individuals attending the dedication of Roosevelt Point.
1996-07-01
Invitation for the dedication of Roosevelt Point on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon hosted by Secretary of the Interior Bruce E. Babbitt and the National Park Service.
1996-04-03
Program to commemorate the dedication of a Theodore Roosevelt memorial plaque in North Kaibab National Forest. The plaque, initially intended to be laid at the site of Uncle Jimmy Owens’ hunting cabin, was created in celebration of the centennial of the birth of Roosevelt and his role in the conservation efforts for the Grand Canyon.
1958-06-22
President Roosevelt can not attend the American Dramatists Club’s meeting honoring the late dramatist Howard Bronson, but sends a greeting to say that Bronson’s passing is a great loss.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-05
President Roosevelt believes the continued support of Uncle Remus’s magazine is the memorial Joel Chandler Harris would have wanted most. However, the memorial Mayor Joyner proposes also seems appropriate. While he cannot take an active role in raising such a memorial, Roosevelt will accept an honorary vice presidency on the memorial committee if offered.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-29
President Roosevelt hopes Admiral Dewey will attend the dedication of the monument to William McKinley in Buffalo, New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-15
President Roosevelt informs Charles Levescont Brine, the Rector of Christ Church, that while he cannot attend the service for the erection of the tablet commemorating the church services held after the Treaty of Portsmouth, he approves of it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-14
President Roosevelt congratulates John Julius Dargan and the city of Sumter on the dedication of the General Sumter Memorial Academy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-03
President Roosevelt wishes he could be present at the memorial meeting in honor of former President William H. McKinley. He thanks Harry A. Colman, president of the United States Historical Society, and his colleagues for the work they have done.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-28
Francis P. Joyce asks Theodore Roosevelt for support in establishing a Hamilton Fish Memorial Chapel at Fort Russell, Wyoming.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-11
D. J. Kennelly thanks Joseph Hodges Choate for his kindness in offering to bring the Louisbourg Memorial Fund to the attention of President Roosevelt and encloses the memorial committee’s circular to be presented to Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-17