Oregon

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis J. Heney

Theodore Roosevelt updates Francis J. Heney on the political climate in Massachusetts and provides his commentary on the situations elsewhere. Roosevelt may send Heney to Ohio after the California results are out. He thanks Heney for his support and reflects on the historical implications of his presidential campaign, both as a third party candidate and seeker of a third term.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-04-30

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Dudley Holland

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Dudley Holland for his letter and support.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-04-30

Letter from Assistant Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to C. A. Davis

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary acknowledges C. A. Davis’s letter and notes Davis’s support for the campaign in Oregon.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-04-27

Telegram from Frank Harper to Edwin Walter Sims

Frank Harper asks that Edwin Walter Sims immediately wire him the situation in Oregon. He also asks whether it is true that supporters of William H. Taft will question the constitutionality of the preferential primary.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Glenn N. Ranck

Theodore Roosevelt directs Glenn N. Ranck to Senator Dixon for inquiries about possible speaking engagements. Roosevelt does not want to confirm he can speak in Oregon because it might conflict with dates made by Dixon.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03-25

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to C. F. Warner

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains that Roosevelt cannot advise C. F. Warner on what part of the country would best suit him. He shares his recent experience out West and offers his observations on several states. He suggests Warner contact the secretaries of the chambers of commerce in these states for information and advice. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-22

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. Rider Haggard

Theodore Roosevelt has enjoyed H. Rider Haggard’s book Rural Denmark. He agrees with Haggard regarding the land and those who live on it. Roosevelt comments on settlement patterns and their relations to agriculture and English speaking, as seen in the United States, Canada, Australia, and England. He compares the seemingly transient English settlers in East Africa with the Boers. While Denmark has done well, Roosevelt was puzzled by a particular “queer social growth” during his visit. He understands Haggard’s discouragement in trying to teach people “what is vital for them to learn and what they refuse to learn,” and advises him to approach the task. Roosevelt apologizes for writing “an unconscionably long letter.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-22

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Moses P. Kinkaid

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Representative Kinkaid for the interesting speech. He believes Arizona is unwise for adopting a recall of the judiciary but acknowledges there is no need for intervention. Roosevelt comments on the differences between appointive judiciaries, short-term elective judiciaries, and those with and without a recall.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mrs. J. T. Miller

Theodore Roosevelt expresses how much pleasure Mrs. J. T. Miller’s letter gave him and how much he wishes he could have seen her and her husband in Oregon during his trip west. Roosevelt is troubled by how many men and women in positions of leadership have failed to understand what he has written, answering his words with “sophistries as cheap as they are fundamentally vicious.” The more Roosevelt sees of women’s suffrage the more he supports it and the more disappointed he feels towards women who do not.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Schafer

Theodore Roosevelt is interested in the pamphlets Joseph Schafer sent. He thinks Schafer is right in saying that the pioneers “won” Oregon, the same as they did in Louisiana. The diplomats took advantage of the pioneers’ work.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Portland Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club

Theodore Roosevelt informs the members of the Portland Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club that Oregon Senators George E. Chamberlain and Jonathan Bourne are making the arrangements for his upcoming trip West. They should direct any inquiries about his schedule or engagements to the Senators.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Schafer

Theodore Roosevelt does not know if he can accept Professor Joseph Schafer’s invitation to visit the University of Oregon. He is making his arrangements through Senators George E. Chamberlain and Jonathan Bourne. Schafer should contact them.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Schafer

Theodore Roosevelt informs Professor Schafer that he will be traveling on a schedule when he visits Oregon, and will not be able to make the trip he suggests.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lovick Van Bernard Rucker

Theodore Roosevelt is sending a signed book to journalist Lovick Van Bernard Rucker. Roosevelt does not agree with Rucker that President Woodrow Wilson is alright and disagrees with Wilson’s repeated ultimatums, writing that “I do not accept elocution as a substitute for action.” Roosevelt also mentions that he has no plans for a hunting trip to Oregon and California.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-06-23

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Nathan Teal

President Roosevelt is delighted to hear from Joseph Nathan Teal and commends Oregon for setting an example

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Eugene Hale

President Roosevelt wants Senator Hale to present Roosevelt’s previous letter about investigations concerning Senator Benjamin R. Tillman’s Oregon land sale and franking privilege scandals to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, which Hale chairs. Roosevelt respects Hale’s request to not publicize the letter prematurely and encourages Hale to do it instead, as the letter is now in his possession. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou that David M. Dunne, Collector of Internal Revenue for Oregon, should be retained in his position in recognition of the work he has done with Henry Waldo Coe in service to President-Elect William H. Taft’s campaign. Roosevelt asks that this letter be put in Dunne’s file as a reminder for Taft’s administration as well.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-19

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Waldo Coe

President Roosevelt admires the work that Henry Waldo Coe has done in Oregon. He hopes Coe will come to Washington, D.C., after he has rested.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Pierce

President Roosevelt tells Acting Secretary of the Interior Pierce that although he thinks the name Loch-Katrine is “ridiculous,” he will favor it because it is better to “have one absurd name for a reservation than to discourage men who are helping us in preserving the wild animals.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt responds to a letter from Attorney General Bonaparte, and comments on the actions of Senator Jonathan Bourne in trying to involve Roosevelt in a matter involving Standard Oil. Roosevelt plans to explain to Bourne and John D. Archbold that it does them no good to speak with him, and they need to communicate with Bonaparte and Frank B. Kellogg. Roosevelt suggests having Alford Warriner Cooley stop by Idaho on his way from Alaska and take care of some business involving United States Attorney Lycurgus H. Lingenfelter. In his postscript, Roosevelt says that he is glad that Bonaparte wrote to Meyer about Mr. Levely, as he had not heard anything about the matter. Roosevelt is glad that Bonaparte thought of John Carter Rose as a person to potentially be appointed, as Roosevelt thinks it is a very good suggestion.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-26