New York (State)--Nassau County

Former Lieutenant Governor of New York Timothy Woodruff tells President Roosevelt that he will meet Congressman Cox [sic] in the morning regarding judicial appointments for New York State. Woodruff also includes an article from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle regarding judicial appointments that reflects his own views. Woodruff recommends giving the Democrats a “square deal” by naming three Democrats along with five Republicans. Woodruff laments how the Democrats feel about former New York Representative and future New York Supreme Court Justice Townsend Scudder.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-02

The majority of the Republican district leaders in Brooklyn favor only Republican nominees for the judiciary ticket. However, Lieutenant Governor of New York and Republican State Committee Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff backs the opinion of the “Committee of the One Hundred,” and favors a ticket with some Democrats. A letter to the editor, written by Courtland V. Anable, a lawyer from New York City, expresses his opinion on the nominees.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-02

Douglas Robinson would be happy to look at President Roosevelt’s deed to Bamie to determine what his rights are on the driveway to the beach at Oyster Bay. However, Robinson does not have access to a copy of the deed and suggests it may be better if the president asks Bamie about it, since she may have her copy in Washington.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-11

William Emlen Roosevelt informs President Roosevelt that although he cannot make another campaign donation, he has given $500 to Republican National Committee Chairman Cortelyou for the campaign in Nassau County. He goes on to discuss Judge Alton B. Parker’s Democratic nomination letter and expresses his opinion that Parker will not win the election.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-26

William Emlen Roosevelt inquires of President Roosevelt how to make an additional campaign donation in Nassau County. He asks what effect President Roosevelt thinks the New York State Democratic nomination will have on the campaign. He also asks about Colonel Hecker of Michigan who he believes is now on the Panama Commission.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-22

A visit to Sagamore Hill National Historic Site by Governor George E. Pataki of New York and Senator John McCain of Arizona leads off this edition of the “News & Notes” section which also covers the 2002 Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) Police Award for New York City, and the opening of an exhibit, “The World of Theodore Roosevelt,” at the Nassau County Museum of Art. The section summarizes some of the material found in the front half of the issue and acknowledges the work of historians who are also members of the TRA, and it notes that the issue is dedicated to historian Stephen E. Ambrose.

 

Five photographs supplement the text, including two of McCain and one of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, and two text boxes publicize the work of the TRA. 

 

John A. Gable examines the life and legacy of former Congressman Leonard W. Hall who served in a variety of capacities over many years in the Theodore Roosevelt Association. Gable looks at Hall’s upbringing, his long and varied public service as a member of the Republican party, and his involvement in civic affairs in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, and Long Island, New York. 

 

Pictures of Hall with his dog “Buffer,” with former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and at his seventy-eighth birthday party accompany the article.

The Metropolitan Automobile Association applied to hold an automobile race in Nassau County, New York, on October 16-17, 1907. Before the Board of Supervisors can accept, they will map out the proposed race. Although several members of the board as well as nine-tenths of the people in Nassau County were in favor of holding the race there, one wealthy resident did not approve.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-12

Theodore Roosevelt asks for donations and membership on behalf of the Nassau County Christmas Drive for the Red Cross and discusses the work of the Red Cross at home and abroad during the war.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-12-16

Theodore Roosevelt speaks in commemoration of Decoration Day in Nassau County, New York.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

Unknown

William Emlen Roosevelt encloses a $600 check for William W. Cocks’s campaign for assemblyman of Nassau County, New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-07

William Crittenden Adams informs President Roosevelt that he and his family have been elected honorary members of the Nassau Country Club.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-28