Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936

President Roosevelt thoroughly commends Senator Lodge for his speech, which he sent a copy of to Secretary of War William H. Taft. Following up from previous correspondence, Roosevelt feels Lodge’s letter to E. T. Colburn is acceptable and informs Lodge that he took up the submarine boat issue with Secretary of the Navy Victor H. Metcalf. The New York newspapers disparage Roosevelt’s speech. He asks for Lodge’s insight on a memorandum about Japan.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt comments on the potential economic panic and other issues. He sends Senator Lodge a copy of his Provincetown speech.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt believes Acting Secretary of the Navy Newberry’s decision is correct and advises him to ignore everyone except for the Navy Department’s experts regarding the construction of lake boats or Holland-type boats.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Governor Sparks that due to distance, he had a difficult time determining who should be appointed as Nevada District Court Judge. However, after consulting with outgoing Attorney General William H. Moody, incoming Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte, and incoming Secretary of the Navy Victor Howard Metcalf, he felt that Nevada attorney Edward S. Farrington was the right man for the appointment.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Secretary of Commerce & Labor Straus for his letter. Roosevelt is attempting to organize a meeting that includes Straus, Attorney General William H. Moody, Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte, and Secretary of Commerce & Labor Victor Howard Metcalf for “about the new year.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

University of California President Wheeler tells President Roosevelt that most Californians are eager to show their support for Secretary of War William H. Taft’s presidential bid. The Alameda County, California, political machine generally opposes Taft, but William F. Herrin has instructed these men to support Taft. Wheeler praises Roosevelt’s skillful handling of the Berkeley, California post office matter, which Wheeler believes has secured California’s delegation for Taft. He updates Roosevelt on other happenings in California state politics and advises him to do nothing for now.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-20

Creator(s)

Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927

Benjamin Ide Wheeler is sure Senators George C. Perkins and Frank P. Flint will agree on confirming a highly regarded man as postmaster in Berkeley. Wheeler thanks William Loeb for his assistance, and explains that the current situation has been organized to benefit Representative Joseph R. Knowland at the expense of the federal government. Unfortunately, Wheeler has recently realized that Secretary of the Navy Victor Howard Metcalf was partially responsible.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-03

Creator(s)

Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927

Senator Lodge sends President Roosevelt a newspaper copy of his speech to send to Secretary of War William H. Taft and commends Roosevelt for his speech. He also sends a letter he wrote to a friend, concerning recent stock market fluctuations, on which he wants Roosevelt’s opinion. Lodge hopes Roosevelt will look into the matter of the submarine boats.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-21

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Arthur Walbridge North has sent President Roosevelt the hide of a bighorn sheep which he hunted in Lower California, Mexico. He did not send the head as he donated it to his alma mater, the University of California, Berkeley, but he sends a photograph of the sheep after it was shot. While he was in Mexico, North learned about two types of lions, designated as mountain lions and pumas, with distinct physical and behavioral characteristics.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-22

Creator(s)

North, Arthur Walbridge

Commodore Key expresses to President Roosevelt about Senator Eugene Hale’s opposition to the naval personnel bill. Key feels sure that if the House of Representatives passes it, Hale will almost be forced to support the bill because he has never opposed a bill with wide popular support. However, Key fears that Representative George Edmund Foss, Chairman of the House Committee on Naval Affairs, will table the bill until the next session to appease Hale. Hale’s resolution has resulted in little attention even from the Senate Naval Committee of which he is the chairman. Lastly, Key encloses a memorandum that has made its rounds among Navy circles and asks for advice on how to help encourage passage of the bill.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-27

Creator(s)

Key, Albert L. (Albert Lenoir), 1860-1950

Rear Admiral Evans, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Atlantic Fleet, submits an endorsement of Rear Admiral Davis’ report, and sends it to Secretary of the Navy Metcalf. Evans writes that the report appears to be accurate and wishes to commend Davis for his conduct.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-23

Creator(s)

Evans, Robley D. (Robley Dunglison), 1846-1912

This memo urges naval officers and midshipmen to contact their senators, congressmen, and any other influential people they know and express their support of the Navy Personnel Bill, which, the memo states, would “add to the efficiency of the personnel” and “save the country nearly a million dollars each year as compared with existing law.” The memo also quotes a Special Order issued by the Navy Department.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-27

Creator(s)

Unknown

This article, published in The Outlook, seeks to present the principles which “should, and eventually will, determine the whole question of the treatment of the Oriental races in this country.” Considering specifically the case of California, where Japanese children were being excluded from public schools, the article highlights three issues: the prerogative of the states to control and make decisions about public schooling, the right of the Federal Government to determine who may enter into the country, and the power of Congress to make naturalization laws to determine who may become a citizen. After explaining these, the article then applies them to the situation in California.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-29

Creator(s)

Unknown

Dr. Alexander Lambert writes to President Roosevelt about a patient he treats by the name of Thomas Lyons, from Silver City. Lambert recognized that the man was the hunter whom Secretary of Commerce Metcalf was working with to set up a bear hunt. Lambert described in detail how Lyons was successful in capturing the bears. Lambert asked the president if there was anything that Roosevelt wanted him to ask Lyons.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-27

Creator(s)

Lambert, Alexander, 1861-1939

This photograph includes the entire cabinet: President Roosevelt, Secretary of State Elihu Root, Secretary of Commerce and Labor Oscar S. Straus, Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield, Secretary of the Navy Victor Howard Metcalf, Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou, Secretary of War William H. Taft, Postmaster General George von Lengerke Meyer, Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, and Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-25

Creator(s)

Detroit free press (Detroit, Mich. : 1846)

President Roosevelt watches naval officers rush forward, shouting, “Double Quick.” Beside him is a sign that reads, “To Promotion. Wanted–More Naval Officers–Get in Young and Get More Experience–Commander in Chief.” Secretary of the Navy Victor Howard Metcalf stands on a boat labeled “The U.S. Navy” and says, “Them’s My Sentiments.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-20

President Roosevelt looks on as members of his 1906 cabinet laugh at papers with the heading, “Storer.” One chair is empty, and there are pictures on the wall of Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith, Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long, Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage, and Attorney General Philander C. Knox, all from 1901.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-13

Secretary of State Elihu Root, Secretary of War William H. Taft, Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte, Attorney General William H. Moody, Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, Postmaster General George B. Cortelyou, Secretary of Commerce and Labor Victor H. Metcalf, Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, and Secretary of the Interior Ethan A. Hitchcock all march out of the “White House” and to the “keeper of the gags.” There is a large sign that reads, “Notice! By order of the President the members of the cabinet will resume their muzzles on leaving the White House.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-23

Creator(s)

Mahony, Felix, 1867-1939

All of the cabinet officers stand in a circle, have gags in their mouths, and point at one another: Secretary of State Elihu Root, Secretary of War William H. Taft, Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte, Attorney General William H. Moody, Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, Postmaster General George B. Cortelyou, Secretary of Commerce and Labor Victor H. Metcalf, Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, and Secretary of the Interior Ethan A. Hitchcock.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-04

Creator(s)

Mahony, Felix, 1867-1939

Cabinet officers march out of the “White House” with each one holding an axe: Secretary of State Elihu Root, Secretary of War William H. Taft, Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte, Attorney General William H. Moody, Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, Postmaster General George B. Cortelyou, Secretary of Commerce and Labor Victor H. Metcalf, Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, and Secretary of the Interior Ethan A. Hitchcock. A bald eagle looks on and says, “Gee whiz!” Caption: Shade of George Washington!

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-18

Creator(s)

Mahony, Felix, 1867-1939