New York (State)

Theodore Roosevelt looks forward to reading Robert Haven Schauffler’s article and mentions that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt wants to see Schauffler the next time he is in New York. Roosevelt discusses the mix of races in the United States and agreed with Schauffler’s opinions, but he suggests that, next time, he mention who the foreigners were. Roosevelt suggests that Jewish children are brighter than American children and Irish children come afterwards, but for the police department, the opposite is true. Roosevelt recommended that they avoid dogmatism and complete generalization, though.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-02-02

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Charles Henry Robb for his kind letter and words and is happy that Robb enjoyed Roosevelt’s article. He suggests that Robb come see him the next time he is in New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-01-31

Theodore Roosevelt appreciates Ziba T. Moore’s kind letters and words and asks Moore to visit the next time that he is in New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-01-31

Theodore Roosevelt informs Richmond Pearson that he has been considering his previous letter and would like a chance to speak with him in New York, if Pearson is able.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-01-30

Theodore Roosevelt appreciates the pamphlet W. N. Mitchell sent and hopes to see him in New York soon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-01-30

Theodore Roosevelt humorously apologizes and suggests he is beginning to agree with George E. Miller’s views. He reminds him to come see him the next time he is in New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-01-30

Adelaide Wallace asks Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to visit her at the National Home to discuss two of her friends from New York. She wants Roosevelt to bring her daughter, Alice Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-03-10

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains Roosevelt is unable to provide a photo of himself, but they direct Charles H. Ford to Pach Brothers in New York City or Harris & Ewing in Washington D. C. to obtain a photograph, so that Roosevelt can autograph it for Ford.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-02-02

George S. Benson shares extracts of letters he has received from prominent politicians, educators, and supporters of his “Lincoln Letter and Portrait.” All of them want to see the work distributed across the country and several have sent checks to aid in this mission.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-03-07

Speech detailing the political career of William Bruce Ellison in New York state politics. His high character and strong convictions, even against political parties and bosses, are emphasized throughout the address.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-03-07

Senator Robert M. La Follette will be leaving Washington soon to campaign aggressively in Ohio, William H. Taft’s home state. Public opinion has changed, indicating La Follette is not in the running for the nomination, instead Theodore Roosevelt and Taft will be the ones to fight to lead the Republican Party.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-14

New York Representative De Alva Stanwood Alexander says that New York will vote for President William H. Taft in the upcoming election. Alexander himself will not be seeking reelection.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-24

In a letter to the editor of the Buffalo Express, the writer argues that Theodore Roosevelt’s efforts in the 1910 elections spared the Republicans from even worse defeats than they suffered. Roosevelt has been blamed for the defeat by many, but the writer believes that he was one of the only Republicans who was fighting.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-11-11

Richard O. Weber examines Theodore Roosevelt’s term as Governor of New York, emphasizing his efforts at reform, rooting out corruption, and protecting natural resources. Weber focuses on Roosevelt’s foes in these varied efforts, Thomas Collier Platt, the Republican boss of New York, and the Democratic political machine Tammany Hall. Weber highlights Roosevelt’s call for civil service, election, and police reforms, and he notes that some of Roosevelt’s initiatives were later implemented by Governor Benjamin B. Odell. 

Two photographs of Roosevelt appear in the article.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Edward Renehan praises John A. Corry’s A Rough Ride to Albany: Teddy Runs for Governor because it illuminates one of the few episodes in Theodore Roosevelt’s life that has not been thoroughly studied. Renehan touches on some of the key players in New York state politics and notes that Roosevelt, despite his recently won fame as a Rough Rider, barely prevailed in the 1898 contest. A photograph of Roosevelt speaking from a flag-draped platform appears in the review. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2001

This edition of “News and Notes” opens with an obituary for Kermit Roosevelt, grandson of Theodore Roosevelt. The obituary highlights Kermit Roosevelt’s many years of service with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), in particular his role in the overthrow of the government of Iran in 1953. The section includes a two page advertisement from the state of New York promoting visits to the state to commemorate the centennial of Theodore Roosevelt’s governorship of New York. “News and Notes” also highlights efforts by the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) to promote estate planning by its members; it lists four books recently reviewed in the TRA Journal; and it notes that the TRA recently was awarded two grants to promote conservation and to update a guide to Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. 

Two photographs, one of Kermit Roosevelt with two of his sons and one of Sarah Alden Derby Gannett, appear in the section. 

John H. G. Pell, former President of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) died on October 13, 1987. In this brief obituary, John A. Gable provides a biographical sketch and highlights Pell’s involvement in the leadership of many New York historical organizations.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1988

Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt holding one end of “The Big Stick” while a man representing New York in 18th century dress holds the other. Riding astraddle the stick is a man labeled “New York Bossism” In his hat are the initials B.B.O.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1908

G. Wallace Chessman looks at the evolving historiography of the study of Theodore Roosevelt and places his own work on Roosevelt’s time as Governor of New York within that framework. He asserts that Roosevelt’s reputation suffered in the 1930s with the publication of Henry Pringle’s biography (Theodore Roosevelt: A Biography), but the work of historians such as George Mowry and John Blum served as a correction to Pringle’s work. Chessman argues that the 1930s, with its isolationism in foreign affairs and its hostility to big business, further undermined Roosevelt’s standing.

Chessman argues that as Governor of New York, Roosevelt mostly took stands that should be viewed as “progressive,” and that he successfully navigated a course between obedience to the New York political machine led by Thomas Platt and his own reform agenda. He says that Roosevelt’s time as governor prepared him for the presidency, and he concludes his essay by contending that Roosevelt, however much he loved the American West, should primarily be seen as a man of New York City: “T.R. was surely an urban man.”

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

The New York Law Journal reports the Supreme Court of Washington has decided the Industrial Insurance Law is constitutional and enforceable. The law is similar to the case in New York which held the Workmen’s Compensation Act to be unconstitutional. The part of the article quoting the Washington court’s opinion which alludes to the New York court’s decision has been highlighted. The rest of the newspaper page reports on court notices and wanted ads.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-09