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R. H. Rose sends Theodore Roosevelt a newspaper issue and clippings related to New Mexico statehood. Roosevelt’s remarks from his trip to Albuquerque cause Rose to feel that he is “sympathetic” to the sentiment conveyed in the newspaper, and hopes that the enclosures will provide a glimpse into News Mexico’s enthusiasm for statehood.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-30
Arthur C. Culver, Recording Secretary of of the Highland Lodge, No. 467 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, invites Theodore Roosevelt to attend a “Grand Union Meeting of the Railway Brotherhoods” in the region, to take place in 1912. Culver asks for a few minutes of Roosevelt’s time when he passes through Albuquerque to meet with him and explain what the organization has in mind.
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1911-03-04
William W. McDonald invites Theodore Roosevelt and his family to attend a reception in his honor in Albuquerque, and to additionally address the Grand Army of the Republic, Spanish-American War veterans, and sons of veterans.
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1911-02-27
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1911-02-14
Cooley, Alford Warriner, 1873-1913
William H. H. Llewellyn was just in El Paso attending matters for the Justice Department. While he was there he saw Territorial Governor George Curry. When Roosevelt visits, Curry wants a big dinner. Llewellyn believes that Roosevelt’s visit to Albuquerque should be “state-wide,” with Curry presiding. He discusses details of his plan, which can be worked out later.
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1911-02-08
John Campbell Greenway will be unable to meet Theodore Roosevelt in El Paso or Albuquerque. He recently saw their mutual friend Robert Harry Monro Ferguson, who is depressed, and also drove his “machine” across the desert.
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1911-02-06
George Curry proposes a schedule and plan for Theodore Roosevelt’s upcoming visit to Albuquerque. A number of Rough Riders will receive him, and there will be an opportunity for Roosevelt to give several speeches throughout New Mexico on his way from El Paso. Curry adds that New Mexico’s constitution has been ratified, and he believes that it will be officially made a state by next year.
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1911-02-02
William H. H. Llewellyn informs Theodore Roosevelt of plans for a great meeting upon his arrival in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His letter has further details.
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1911-01-29
C. J. Blanchard tells Frank Harper that, with regards to Theodore Roosevelt’s upcoming trip in the American Southwest, Harper has come up with the most practicable routes and trains, with one exception. He addresses some of the plans for the trip, including a stop in El Paso to deliver a short speech and a trip to the Grand Canyon.
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1911-01-23
Frank Ross McCoy sends Theodore Roosevelt birthday greetings and also sends what he believes are the first holiday greetings to Roosevelt and his hunting party in Africa. McCoy has seen many of his and Roosevelt’s mutual friends and tells him about activities that they have been undertaking in the southwest, including marches and hunting trips. He updates Roosevelt on changes in military training and updated service regulations and also discusses the International Horse Show, in which Americans are competing against British officers.
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1909-10-27
W. A. Boyd informs Senator Andrews he has learned of rumors that General Land Office Special Agent Frederick C. Dezendorf and his understudy, Oscar D. Olmstead, have been informing the press on political matters. Boyd requests Andrews speak with Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield and General Land Office Commissioner Richard Achilles Ballinger about his concerns of the federal government outsiders meddling in the affairs of the New Mexico territory.
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1907-07-06
Postmaster Gaddis is dismayed by a recently published interview with John Lorenzo Hubbell, a member of the Arizona Territorial Legislature. Gaddis expects it to be reprinted across Arizona and used by the opposition.
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1906-09-11
William H. H. Llewellyn believes that while there is a genuine effort among credible individuals to achieve statehood for Arizona, the government and business interests are fighting the measure. Appointed by President Roosevelt, Governor Joseph H. Kibbey has worked against Roosevelt’s wishes by actively working to defeat statehood. While Llewellyn does not believe there is justification to remove all political appointees in Arizona, Kibbey certainly must go. Not only is he working against the President’s wishes, he is also an alcoholic.
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1906-08-04
William H. Andrews writes to William Loeb from Albuquerque about the campaign for joint statehood of Arizona and New Mexico. He is concerned that the Republican Territorial Committee of Arizona and the Democratic Central Committee will both declare against joint statehood when they meet in August. Andrews discusses his strategy for getting support for joint statehood. He is “quite sure that both the Republican and Democratic Conventions will declare for joint statehood when they meet about the first of September.”
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1906-07-21
William H. H. Llewellyn is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, discussing Arizona statehood. He details some major figures against statehood for Arizona and the major strategies moving forward to support it. The possibility of joint statehood between Arizona and New Mexico is also discussed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-20
Colorized postcard showing a street-level view of a city street lined with buildings. Horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians visible. The number designation on the front indicates the postcard is part of a series.
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TR is cordially received on October 23, 1916 in Albuquerque, N.M. where he speaks on behalf of the Republican presidential candidate, Charles Evans Hughes, and attacks President Wilson’s Mexican policies. There are long shots of TR being greeted in the courtyard of the Alvarado Hotel; TR walks with a group of men that includes former Rough Rider George Curry, appointed territorial Governor of New Mexico (1907-1911) by TR, and a U.S. Representative (1912-1913); Curry is the tall man in a dark suit and light hat. TR acknowledges a Native American woman and child sitting by a fountain in the courtyard of the hotel and gives the woman some money. A parade on Central Avenue is held in honor of TR; there are views of a marching band, a mounted escort that includes twelve former Rough Riders, and decorated cars carrying dignitaries; distance and camera angle make positive identification of TR in this sequence impossible. From a narrow platform erected in front of the Alvarado Hotel, TR gives his speech; the seated man behind him is Senator Albert B. Fall, one of New Mexico’s first senators (1912-1921) and later to be Secretary of the Interior under Harding (1921-1923). Last sequence of TR waving from car, walking with several men through a crowd, and standing in a car, may be unrelated footage.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
1916