Your TR Source
Theodore Roosevelt explains to L. H. Allen that he does not believe he has accomplished enough to warrant having Allen’s child named after him. Roosevelt thanks Allen for the compliment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-05-24
Carrie Bruttel asks Theodore Roosevelt for clarification on correctly pronouncing his last name.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-04
Ida M. W. Van Housen, a schoolteacher, has a student named Theodore Roosevelt Lane, who is “a bright little lad of five years.” When asked if she could call him “Teddy,” he firmly replied, “I don’t want to be called Teddy for I am just Theodore Roosevelt Lane.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-26
Mrs. L. L. Clark asks Theodore Roosevelt to donate a flag to her school. The school’s only boy, L. Theodore Clark, is named after Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-25
F. A. Clifford and Jacob A. Fagerlund, two prospectors, ask Theodore Roosevelt to settle their argument about the name of the ranchman that he stayed with while in Nairobi. Clifford believes it was “McMillan,” while Jacob thinks it is “McAllister.” They send Roosevelt some dried specimens of desert flowers and a mesquite clipping to plant in his yard as a reminder of Arizona.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-30
Clifford, F. A.; Fagerlund, Jacob A. (Jacob Alfred), 1866-1937
J. O. Lopez sends Theodore Roosevelt some more carvings. He is grateful for Roosevelt’s letter and has two from William McKinley. Despite his name, Lopez was born an Englishman and served in the Navy before becoming an American citizen and changing his name.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-28
Elisabeth Rhodes Cabool has a son whom she calls Theodore on account of his shared birthday with Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-04
F. Jones and Mrs. F. Jones would love Theodore Roosevelt to meet and name their seven-month-old twin girl and boy while in Portland, Oregon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-01
Rosevelt Fuller was named after Theodore Roosevelt because his mother felt that he was such a good president. Fuller tells Roosevelt about his family.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-09
William R. Oates, secretary to Michigan Governor Chase S. Osborn, asks Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary to record Osborn’s name as “Chase S. Osborn,” rather than “Charles S. Osborn.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-01
James W. Jefferson, his father, and his brothers support Theodore Roosevelt. The birth of Jefferson’s son, James Roosevelt Jefferson, prevented Jefferson and his family physician, Doctor Reeves, from attending Roosevelt’s speech in Bristol, Tennessee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-30
J. A. Skinner has read many of Theodore Roosevelt’s speeches and feels he knows him. Skinner named his son after Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-29
Elmer Snyder shares that he has three-year-old twins and recently welcomed triplets, two boys and a girl. He asks Theodore Roosevelt to send name suggestions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-24
Samuel L. Frey corrects Frank Harper addressing him as “Trey” instead of “Frey.” He is glad Theodore Roosevelt received the item he sent.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-15
Isidor Lewi asks Frank Harper to confirm if “Mr. Roosevelt” is the preferred form to list Theodore Roosevelt in the souvenir book.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-09
Cecil Spring Rice asks Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt if President Roosevelt would be his son’s godfather, which would simply give permission to use the name. He will be leaving for Stockholm, but Florence Spring Rice, who handled the pregnancy well, will of course be staying home.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-15
Three part article about the naming of a baby girl after Theodore Roosevelt. John A. Gable provides an introduction to the topic and highlights Theodore Roosevelt Bell Kaltenbacher whose father, Sherman M. Bell, named her after Roosevelt thinking his newborn was a boy. The article reprints a letter Kaltenbacher wrote to Gable explaining her naming and also includes the recreation of an article from the Indianapolis News about her unusual name.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1984
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt was pleased with Mrs. L. Warren’s letter, and she suggests that the baby be named Ida after Ida Saxton McKinley, President McKinley’s wife.
1901-08-26
Bernett A. and Elizabeth M. Anderson request permission to name their son after Vice President Roosevelt. This is their seventh child.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-03
Anderson, Bernett A. (Bernett Augustus), 1848-1923; Anderson, Elizabeth M., 1860-
Bernett A. Anderson thanks Vice President Roosevelt for the photograph and for allowing him to name his son after Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-03