Minnesota

William H. Kelsey asks Theodore Roosevelt to keep William H. Taft from getting the Presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention. Kelsey believes if Taft wins the nomination, he will be beaten worse than any other man running for office. Although Robert M. La Follette is better than Taft, Kelsey will be voting for Roosevelt in the primaries and hopes Roosevelt will run for the office himself.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-18

Creator(s)

Kelsey, William H. (William Henry), 1858-1936

Benjamin F. Beazell tells Theodore Roosevelt that he has traveled through many midwestern states and all republicans he meets are dissatisfied with William H. Taft and will not vote for Taft even if nominated. Beazell states the dissatisfied businessmen and farmers are true blood republicans, not insurgent republicans. Beazell believes the office will seek out Roosevelt despite Roosevelt not seeking office and offers to help in any way he can.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-12

Creator(s)

Beazell, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Fell), 1864-1947

Albert M. Graves reminds Theodore Roosevelt they have shaken hands at the White House before, and Graves has sent Roosevelt several long letters and articles in the past. Graves believes he knows Roosevelt very well and wonders how Roosevelt said and did so many important things with no mistakes, except telling American’s to vote for William H. Taft. Graves includes a song about the Pope singing Noah’s Ark while waiting for Roosevelt to visit.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-15

Creator(s)

Graves, Albert M. (Albert Monroe)

Albert L. Doeg tells Theodore Roosevelt that the people of northwest Minnesota support Roosevelt becoming the next president and they hope he will agree to be the Republican presidential candidate.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-13

Creator(s)

Doeg, Albert L., 1861-1916

President Roosevelt describes the actions he took to give public warning for the suit so as to mitigate any disastrous fluctuations in the market.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Frank A. Johnson regarding campaign strategy for the 1912 Presidential Election. Roosevelt advocates integrating the Republican Party into the progressive movement where possible, but notes that in New York, it must be a third party campaign.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-07-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

North Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area job completion record for project #11 for fine grading near upper Cedar Canyon, including a job narrative, maps, and job allocation request form with a list of materials needed.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1937-06-11

Creator(s)

Horton, Robert B. (Robert Brooks), 1911-

North Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area job completion record for project #14 to conduct a grade line survey beyond Cedar Canyon, included is a job narrative, job completion information, and job allocation request form with a list of materials needed.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1937-08-20

Creator(s)

Horton, Robert B. (Robert Brooks), 1911-

North Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area job completion record for project #9 to work on one mile of park road above Cedar Canyon; included is a job narrative, job completion information, approval papers, and job allocation request form with a list of materials needed.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1938-05-20

Creator(s)

Horton, Robert B. (Robert Brooks), 1911-

President Roosevelt wishes Kermit Roosevelt good luck on his shooting trip. He additionally updates Kermit on Ted Roosevelt’s trip to Minnesota and on the their recent tennis matches, as well as Archie Roosevelt’s interest in sailing. Roosevelt is busy working on his speeches for the Mississippi River trip, but he is still enjoying the holiday.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Louise M. Parsons was ill and unable to meet Theodore Roosevelt when he was in Reno, Nevada, but her mother gave him the message that Parsons wishes to ride horseback with him one day. Parsons thanks Roosevelt for his kind reply. She has ridden horses in many states and would love to ride from Wisconsin to New York to visit Roosevelt. Parsons also invites Roosevelt to visit her and enjoy Oconomowoc Lake.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-03

Creator(s)

Parsons, Louise M., 1882-

Paul V. Collins expresses to Samuel W. Church that he has no interest in political office, as his role as editor gives him greater influence than elected positions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-12

Creator(s)

Collins, Paul V. (Paul Valorous), 1860-1931

Paul Morton, President of Equitable Life Insurance, clarifies E. P. Ripley’s stance on President Theodore Roosevelt and the railroads. Morton points out the false information Roosevelt has received regarding the prosecution of the Standard Oil corporation. Railroads are seeing an increase in expenses and a decrease in net earnings. Morton hopes that Roosevelt approves of his letter to Ripley.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-04

Creator(s)

Morton, Paul, 1857-1911

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson explains that the Department of Agriculture promoted planting a kind of wheat that needed little rain in the semi-arid west. Farmers are planting it and bringing it to millers in Minnesota and Iowa, and the millers are complaining because this grain is damaging their machinery. Though Wilson met with the millers, they continue to complain about the introduction of a new grain in their “millers’ paper.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-06

Creator(s)

Wilson, James, 1835-1920

Journalist Albert Shaw forwards a memorandum written by Alvah Eastman to President Roosevelt concerning the state elections in Minnesota. Shaw requests that the memorandum be returned to him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-26

Creator(s)

Shaw, Albert, 1857-1947

President Roosevelt sits at his desk with a paper in front of him and a sign that reads, “My busy day.” His “big stick” is leaned against the desk. All around him are bouquets from various states: Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, and “John T. Graves, Georgia, 3rd term.”

comments and context

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-14

William H. Taft stands with a gavel in his hand as the delegates select President Roosevelt as the nominee. In the audience are Secretary of State Elihu Root, Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon, Senator Joseph Benson Foraker, Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks, and New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes. A balloon in the top right-hand corner shows William Jennings Bryan and William Randolph Hearst holding signs that read, “Gov’t Ownership” and “Socialism” respectively as they step on Minnesota Governor John Albert Johnson.

comments and context

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03

Gifford Pinchot offers conservation themed speaking points that President Roosevelt can use in Minnesota during his western trip.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-03-30

Creator(s)

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to wish him luck on his hunting trip with Marvin Hughitt. He says Ted beat him at tennis before heading off to John Greenway’s in Minnesota to look over the ground. Roosevelt describes Archie’s love of sailing and says he has been working on his speeches for his Mississippi River trip.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1907-08-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Marvin Hughitt writes to President Roosevelt to say his son, Marvin Hughitt, Jr., would be pleased to entertain Kermit or Ted Roosevelt. He offers them fishing and boating in Wisconsin, or duck and chicken hunting in Minnesota or Dakota.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1907-05-13

Creator(s)

Hughitt, Marvin, 1837-1928