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Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt about his recent trip to Paris with his wife Alice on their honeymoon. The Roosevelts enjoyed the tomb of Napoleon, Cluny, and dress buying. Alice got sick crossing the Channel and they are buying presents for people back home.
1881-09-05
President Roosevelt hopes that Secretary of War Root will take the USS Dolphin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-30
Isaac H. Cocks informs William Loeb that half of his mail comes through Westbury, New York, and that there are no problems as mail is received promptly. He also tells Loeb about his son William W. Cocks’s voyage to Hawaii and the Philippines.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-11
Admiral Brownson, chief of the Bureau of Navigation, sends President Roosevelt a letter from Admiral Robley D. Evans with information about the Great White Fleet. Brownson comments on Evans’s points about fleet movements, maneuvers, and supplies. He feels it best to have just one journalist accompany the fleet.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-19
Captain Mahan reports to Rear Admiral Davis about the condition of Kingston harbor, courtesy of John K. Robison, navigator of the USS Indiana.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-19
Nicholas Murray Butler is giving President Roosevelt the schedule of his upcoming trip along with the address where he can be reached. He wants Roosevelt to know that he will be meeting with the Emperor at Wilhelmshohe in August to discuss the interchange of professors and educational subjects. Butler is also congratulating Roosevelt on his role in the Japan-Russian matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-15
A passenger list for the ship Gelria, listing Frank Harper as Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1914-02-06
Article discusses Theodore Roosevelt’s departure in New York on “Vandyck,” and his travels in the West Indies.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1913-11-29
Program lists various games and sports held on board the SS Vandyck. Also lists “officers”: Reverend J. A. Zahm as vice president and Theodore Roosevelt as chairman.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1913-10-13
A bill of lading for Theodore Roosevelt’s luggage received from Captain McCoy while he was onboard the “Van Dyck”.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1913-09-27
Pamphlet of ship line for passengers on the SS Vandyck sailing to Barbados, Bahia, Rio De Janiero, Santos, Montevideo, and Buenos Aires. Lists officers of ship, map of route, itinerary, distances, passengers, and other information for passengers. Theodore, Edith, and Margaret Roosevelt are listed as passengers.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1913-10-04
Diary entries discuss departure from his wife and daughter Dora, meeting with Theodore, Edith and Margaret Roosevelt on the S.S. Van Dyck. He describes the weather, islands passed, the purchasing of equipment in Barbados, and a sack race on the ship.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1913-10-04
Black and white photograph of Frank Harper in a sack race while aboard the SS Vandyck on October 12, 1913.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1913-10-12
Postcard from the S.S. Van Dyke most likely obtained by Frank Harper while onboard the ship in October 1913.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1913-10-14
Concert program of the entertainment provided aboard the S.S. Van Dyke on October 14, 1913. Lists music selections, burlesque, plays, and the lists of actors.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1913-10-14
Dinner menu for the SS Vandyck dated October 20, 1913. It also includes a musical program list.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1913-10-20
Vignettes show the activities of stock exchanges and gambling on sporting events on ocean liners once they are equipped for wireless transmission.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-06-20
The captain of an ocean liner offers a toast to his passengers sitting around a large dining table on a ship that is rocking a bit too much for most passengers. Caption: The Captain — Ladies and gentlemen, I drink to your very good health!
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-05-11
Theodore Roosevelt is unable to recommend a cruise to Alexander J. Hackett.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-01-14
President Roosevelt looks forward to reading about E. C. Benedict’s cruise. He says that “it is a matter partly of pride and partly of humiliation” to think that Benedict took the American flag a thousand miles above where it had ever been.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-02-15