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Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna to report the $100 arrived safely. He notes that he passed his German exam and updates her on his social activities. He asks her and some friends and family to come up and visit for a few days. Roosevelt specifically says to make “Maude and Edith come.” When the semester is over, he is heading straight to the Adirondacks.
1877-05-06
President Roosevelt is glad that Senator Platt enjoyed the Adirondacks. Roosevelt hopes that Platt can come visit him if it is not too much of a bother, but Roosevelt does not think that he can give Platt anything for his speech.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-05
Vice President Roosevelt informs William Henry Baldwin that his wife is still at the hospital with his children, and when she leaves the hospital she will go to the Adirondacks. Under these circumstances, he wonders if Mrs. Baldwin would excuse an invitation to dinner coming from him and not from Mrs. Roosevelt. The Baldwins are invited to dinner on September 18.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-08-27
Theodore Roosevelt found the March 10 issue of George Bird Grinnell’s Forest and Stream being circulated by the men from the lumber and cold storage lobby who are trying to defeat Roosevelt’s nominee for the Forest, Fish, and Game Commission. Roosevelt’s nominations for the Commission all had political backing, and he is facing challenges in getting them confirmed. Roosevelt chose the men he did because his “business was to improve the Commission.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1900-03-14
Ernest Harold Baynes, on behalf of the American Bison Society, asks President Roosevelt to write a small statement on wildlife conservation. The Society will be featured in an upcoming issue of Country Life in America, and Baynes thinks Roosevelt’s words would have a big impact on their efforts. Baynes also writes to say that the the Society is doing well, and is considering several sites for the establishment of bison herds.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-10-22
James R. Sheffield invites President Roosevelt and First Lady Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to stay with his family at their camp in the Adirondack Mountains. He explains the amenities, accommodations, and activities of the area. He believes that Secretary of War William H. Taft could easily visit so Taft and Roosevelt could privately discuss “Panama, Cuba, spelling reform or Harvard’s chances in England or any other equally important question.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-31
Tweed Roosevelt asks why there has been so little consideration of Theodore Roosevelt’s record as a conservationist. He reviews some of the major biographies and histories of Roosevelt and his time and finds that their examination of Roosevelt as a conservationist is scanty at best. Tweed Roosevelt identifies Roosevelt’s father, Theodore Roosevelt, and his uncle, Robert Barnwall Roosevelt, as important figures in shaping Roosevelt’s interest in the natural world, and he surveys the actions taken by Roosevelt as Governor of New York and President of the United States to safeguard rivers, forests, birds, and natural wonders such as the Grand Canyon.
Two photographs of Theodore Roosevelt and one of Robert Barnwall Roosevelt supplement the text.
Paul Russell Cutright examines Theodore Roosevelt’s first two published works: lists of birds found in the Adirondack mountains and in Oyster Bay, New York. Cutright explores Roosevelt’s friendship with H.D. Minot who coauthored The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks in Franklin County, N.Y., and he also looks at Roosevelt’s Notes on Some of the Birds of Oyster Bay, Long Island. Cutright reviews the field work that went into each pamphlet, discusses some of the birds found in each, and compares the information found in them to observations in Roosevelt’s natural history notebooks. He also highlights the publications in which the pamphlets have been reprinted, and he lists the museums, libraries, and institutions that have these rare works in their collections. Two pages of endnotes and a biography of Cutright supplement the text.
The first page of The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks in Franklin County, N.Y. appears twice in the article along with a photograph of the Snow owl donated to the American Museum of Natural History by Roosevelt.
This article notes the 75th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt’s elevation to the presidency following the assassination of President William McKinley in September 1901. It traces Roosevelt’s movements and actions in the days surrounding McKinley’s shooting and death, and additionally provides a history of the Ansley Wilcox House in Buffalo, New York that served as the site of Roosevelt’s swearing in ceremony. The article concludes with a look at the state of the nation in 1901, and how Roosevelt addressed the many issues confronting the United States.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1976
This article says that the Holiday Inn of Lake George, New York decided to rename its renovated restaurant in honor of Theodore Roosevelt. It says that the owners of the restaurant recognized the importance of the area to Roosevelt as he traveled through this region of the Adirondack Mountains on his way to Buffalo, New York following the assassination of President William McKinley. The restaurant features three dining rooms with Roosevelt related themes.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1976
President Roosevelt greatly appreciates the gift. He suggests travel arrangements for William S. Cowles and is looking forward to seeing Anna Roosevelt Cowles and William Sheffield Cowles Jr.
1906-08-21