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Letter from John Henry Burford to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John Henry Burford to Theodore Roosevelt

John Henry Burford, Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, writes to President Roosevelt to tell him of growing unrest in Oklahoma. Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock has sent secret service agents, including William J. Burns, to investigate Governor Frank C. Frantz. Burford does not know the past private life of Frantz, but attests to his record as a soldier and his present character as governor, and asks that Roosevelt not let his confidence in Frantz be shaken by reports from the Department of the Interior.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-30

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mark A. Rodgers

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mark A. Rodgers

President Roosevelt writes to Secretary Rodgers of the Arizona Statehood Association, encouraging the territory of Arizona to join the Union as a state. Roosevelt indicates that this may be the most expedient time for Arizona to join, particularly when it can join separately and not in conjunction with New Mexico. Nevertheless, the president indicates he will not attempt to coerce anyone, even those whom he provided with commissions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-27

Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Theodore Roosevelt

In reply to a letter from William Loeb, Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock writes to President Roosevelt regarding banker Cassius Marcellus Cade’s case. Hitchcock reports that Cade has no experience that would qualify him to serve as register in a land office and that Cade has indicated he would resign immediately if he were appointed. Hitchcock also suggests that any nominations put forth by Governor Frank C. Frantz and Bird S. McGuire be postponed due to a situation in Oklahoma that requires investigation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-26

Letter from Frank Wayland Higgins to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Frank Wayland Higgins to Theodore Roosevelt

Governor Higgins writes to President Roosevelt that his friend, Theodore N. Barnsdall of the Kansas Natural Gas Company, would like to build a pipeline to St. Louis to supply its residents with natural gas. Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock has asked that Barnsdall install a meter on the wells so that a percentage of the receipts can be paid to the Cherokees, on whose land the wells are located. Higgins writes that this will be too expensive and a fixed rate should be paid instead.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-10

Letter fron Frank C. Frantz to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter fron Frank C. Frantz to Theodore Roosevelt

Governor Frantz writes to President Roosevelt regarding the appointment of John R. Abernathy as United States Marshal of Oklahoma Territory. Frantz states that Abernathy is an honorable and good man but lacks the political knowledge that Frantz believes is a necessity for the success of his administration and the Republican Party in Oklahoma.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-13

Letter from Albert Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Albert Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt

After reviewing the galley proofs that President Roosevelt sent, Albert Shaw, editor of the American Monthly Review of Reviews, asks that President Roosevelt fully consider admitting Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one state, as well as Arizona and New Mexico. Shaw urges the admission of New Mexico, Arizona, and Oklahoma as states while Roosevelt has “the master hand” because of the danger of more “rotten boroughs” in these areas due to corrupt senators and business interests. Shaw believes that Roosevelt is still open-minded on tariff revision and reciprocity and states he will send an advance copy of the December Review.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-24

To write story of hunt

To write story of hunt

A newspaper article states that President Roosevelt will be writing a story about his hunt in Colorado and Oklahoma, either in article or book form, in coming years under the advice of friends. While Roosevelt prefers waiting until after he leaves the White House to publish it, there is recognition that many will likely lose interest in reading on the subject by then. The article notes other pieces of Roosevelt’s published while he was in office as Governor of New York and as Vice President, including “Our Boys” and “With the Cougar Hounds.” Publishers were not in a rush to print his work until after the “tragedy in Buffalo,” referring to the shooting of President McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-18

Chronology January 1884 to December 1891

Chronology January 1884 to December 1891

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

A bill entitled an act to provide for a state board of education, prescribing its powers and duties and declaring an emergency.

A bill entitled an act to provide for a state board of education, prescribing its powers and duties and declaring an emergency.

Several Oklahoma legislators submit a bill to provide for a state board of education, enumerating its powers, and declaring an emergency in the state. The bill sets out the terms of board members, their compensation, and their duties. A state of emergency is additionally declared, necessitating that the act take effect and be in force immediately after its passage and approval.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-11

Governor signs school measure

Governor signs school measure

Oklahoma Governor Cruce recently signed the bill creating a state board of education, accompanied by a number of prominent Oklahoma citizens. Cruce regards the bill as the most important piece of legislation passed since Oklahoma attained statehood. He has already received a large number of applications for places on the board, but is not expected to make any appointments in the current week.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03

Married 10 years had 19 children

Married 10 years had 19 children

Frank Scott and his wife are looking for a home in Oklahoma with plenty of land for their thirteen living children, of the nineteen born over their ten-year marriage. Recently, Mrs. Scott and the thirteen children, all under the age of five, rode on one first-class train ticket, to which a conductor protested, not believing they were all her children until proven otherwise. The children’s names, all starting with “a,” and their ages are listed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-18

The handwriting on the wall

The handwriting on the wall

Several men—David B. Hill, William James Conners, Charles Francis Murphy, William Jennings Bryan holding a “reform” paper, Roger C. Sullivan, Oklahoma Governor Charles Nathaniel Haskell, and Alton B. Parker—read the handwriting on the wall: “(Extract from Taft’s letter of July 20-’07) I don’t care for the presidency if it has to come by compromise with Senator Foraker or anyone else in the matter of principle. Taft.” Caption: What a contrast.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-23