Your TR Source
Thomas F. Ryan appreciates that President Roosevelt has released Theodore Shonts so that he can take charge of the elevated, surface and subway lines of Manhattan and the Bronx.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-21
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks Cyrus C. Miller, Borough president of the Bronx, for the invitation, and says that Roosevelt sincerely wishes he could accept. Unfortunately he has several prior appointments that day that require him to be in Oyster Bay, and will therefore be unable to attend.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-15
Theodore Roosevelt regretfully declines C. P. McCarthy’s invitation to speak at a public meeting for the Fraternal Order of Eagles in New York City.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-02-06
President Roosevelt thanks the students of Public School 33 in the Bronx, New York, for the photograph and letter. He will do his best to be worthy of their “love and esteem” when they have grown up. He sends his own photograph through their principal, Hugo Newman.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-01
William T. Hornaday is distressed and disgusted at the abundance of litter and vandalism encountered at parks, zoos, and other public places. At the New York Zoological Park, they have removed 100 park benches because of littering, and Hornaday places the blame on neighborhood women and “low class Jews.” Hornaday believes that American society has become too focused on personal liberty and has grown tolerant of the “disorderly element.” In a handwritten postscript, Hornaday describes the “worst case” of park vandalism encountered at the National Zoological Park, and the disappointing response from Charles D. Walcott, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-08-17
Herbert Parsons met with Postmaster Cortelyou to go over suggestions forwarded to the Republican gubernatorial candidate in New York, Charles Evans Hughes, most of which had to do with antisemitism in newspapers of Democratic candidate William Randolph Hearst. Parsons was also part of the Judiciary Convention which nominated Otto Rosalasky while taking the rest of the Judiciary Nominator’s ticket. Parsons urges Roosevelt to endorse James L. Wells as a candidate to represent the Bronx.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-11
Herbert Parsons expresses disbelief at the Judiciary Nominator’s proposal to nominate nine members of the opposing party and only four Republicans to the ticket. Parsons considers it unwise for their political organization and states that his leadership of the County Committee would be under threat if such a path were followed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-13
Captain Frank Biehler of the New York Police Department explains how a picture of Theodore Roosevelt in the Forty-Second Precinct station led to his extensive reading about Roosevelt and his admiration for the former Police Commissioner. He recalls searching for books on Roosevelt at the library, visiting Sagamore Hill, and making late night inspections of police stations.
Two photographs of Detective Alphonse Ripandelli of the New York Police Department accompany the article.
Business card of Niels D. W. Jorgensen, a real estate agent and insurance broker in the Bronx.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-01
Governor Odell appealed to New York Republicans to send a delegation to the Republican National Convention in support of President Roosevelt. He also called for a stronger organization throughout the state.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02