Opera Archives - Theodore Roosevelt Center

Letter from Mary F. L. Suydam to Theodore Roosevelt

Mary F. L. Suydam writes to Theodore Roosevelt about articles she’s enjoyed in the Outlook. She also expresses displeasure over showings of the opera Salome in Philadelphia from a few years prior and how the mayor of Philadelphia, John E. Reyburn, did not stop the performances. She claims that the literate African American population in Philadelphia agrees with these views. She hopes Roosevelt will visit soon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-12

Creator(s)

Suydam, Mary F. L. (Mary Frances Ludwig), 1837-1916

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Seth Low

President Roosevelt writes to Seth Low to inform him that, after consulting with Secretaries Hay and Root, he has decided not to attend the dinner. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt will not be going to the opera. They will take the train back to Washington.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter McClintock

President Roosevelt expresses his enjoyment to Walter McClintock over his “Indian opera.” Roosevelt appreciates what McClintock has done for “the preservation of the old Indian songs and music.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur Nevin

President Roosevelt writes to Arthur Nevin to express his enjoyment and praise over Nevin’s “Indian opera”.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Alexander Konta to Theodore Roosevelt

Alexander Konta writes of the “scantiness, unreliability and confusion of the records of the past” and modern technologies being used for commercial rather than historical value. He proposes the Modern Historic Records Association be created in an effort to combine efforts at the local, state, and national level to preserve the historic record, including the voices of men of importance. He hopes that Theodore Roosevelt might look kindly on this idea and will consider joining in the planning of such an undertaking.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-14

Creator(s)

Konta, Alexander, 1862-1933

Letter from Arthur von Briesen to Theodore Roosevelt

Arthur von Briesen, president of the Legal Aid Society, asks if President Roosevelt will be attending a performance of Hansel and Gretel put on by the Society.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-21

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Letter from Arthur von Briesen to Theodore Roosevelt

Arthur von Briesen thanks President Roosevelt for offering to have Edith Roosevelt help benefit the Legal Aid Society by attending the opera.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-01

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Chronology January 1879 to December 1883

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Creator(s)

Moore, Robert J. (Robert John), 1956-; Theodore Roosevelt Association

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

Creator(s)

Moore, Robert J. (Robert John), 1956-; Theodore Roosevelt Association

Adelina Patti, the everlasting prima-donna

Print shows Adelina Patti, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, holding a bouquet of flowers.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1881-12-21

Creator(s)

Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martha Bulloch Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt writes his mother from his honeymoon in London. He describes visiting Aunt Hattie and the only thing that marred the visit was the “slobbering” of the younger Bullochs. He also details paintings at the National Gallery and at South Kensington. He took Alice to “ladies day” at Epsom Races, driving in Hyde Park, the opera and Saint Paul’s.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1881-06-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Charles S. Hamlin to Theodore Roosevelt

John Knowles Paine has composed an opera entitled Azara which he hopes will be produced at the Government Opera House in Berlin. Charles S. Hamlin has communicated with Ambassador White and Secretary of State Hay regarding the production. Hamlin asks if President Roosevelt could unofficially discuss the matter with Prince Heinrich during his visit to the United States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02-17

Creator(s)

Hamlin, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1861-1938