Pamphlets

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs John Scudder McLain that Roosevelt has a copy of Senator Jeff Davis’s address at his house but he does not want to give it away. They advise McLain to obtain a copy of the pamphlet from the University of Michigan. Roosevelt believes that Senator Davis’s opinions have not changed since the pamphlet was issued.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-01-11

On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks the Cleveland Union Club for the booklet.

John O’Connor tells Theodore Roosevelt about a pamphlet he wrote titled, “? and ‘, or, A Treatise on the Origin of Self” and the social revolution he has been pushing for across the eastern United States. O’Connor presents his views on many topics including, religion, Martians, women’s suffrage, and the importance of “Service for Service’s Sake.” Most importantly, O’Connor is writing to Roosevelt to propose himself as the 1912 Republican presidential candidate. O’Connor says he is, “essentially a Christian, a Martian, and…worth a consideration.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-21

On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary expresses his gratitude for the souvenir and booklet that Albert H. Wiggin provided.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-01-31

On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks F. C. Lowry for providing the pamphlet on the tariffs on sugar.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-02-05

Theodore Roosevelt thanks John C. Merriam for sending that pamphlet, and if he had the time, he would ask him many questions about the topic, as he believes it is of great importance.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-02-02

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

H. E. Hudson and Lizzie K. Simons ask Vice President Roosevelt to read their booklet and get other congressmen to also read it. They believe Roosevelt has the influence to get the necessary legislation passed for the good of all, and that doing so will make him a future president.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-03-25

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks F. D. McRae for his pamphlet and letter and says they will show it to Roosevelt when time permits.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-21

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt asks G. P. Putnam’s Sons to send Emily Tyler Carow a copy of the recently published pamphlet on big game.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-08-09

Gregory A. Wynn presents an item from his Theodore Roosevelt collection, an obscure pamphlet, Roosevelt: Lover of Books, that was published by the Syracuse, New York, public library in 1920. The pamphlet includes a variety of lists, including books and book introductions written by Roosevelt, and references to famous authors found in Roosevelt’s writings. The pamphlet also includes a section, “T.R.’s note book,” that provides brief reviews of other authors and their work taken from Roosevelt’s books. A text box with the mission statement of the Theodore Roosevelt Association appears in the column.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2014

Wallace Finley Dailey describes the changes and additions to the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University since his last report in 1994. Dailey notes the repair and restoration of thousands of pamphlets, the addition of manuscripts from Roosevelt family members, and the addition of books and articles whose authors made use of the collection in writing their works. Dailey also describes the process of moving the collection’s guides online, and he highlights the various exhibits mounted by Harvard Library using material from the collection. He closes the report by noting that the collection received Theodore Roosevelt’s Pigskin Library, and that it served as the centerpiece of an exhibit.

A photograph of the Pigskin Library appears on the first page of the report, and a text box with a quote from Roosevelt about reading appears at its end.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

John A. Gable, Executive Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association covers a variety of subjects in this installment of “Notes.” He sends birthday greetings to Alice Roosevelt Longworth on her ninety-fifth birthday and talks about her fame as a daughter of President Roosevelt and a hostess in Washington, D.C. He notes the anniversary of a Long Island bank with ties to Theodore Roosevelt, a PBS Christmas series with an episode on Roosevelt, and a running group in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, named in honor of Roosevelt. Gable discusses two scholarly articles published on Roosevelt: one on his connection to Yellowstone National Park and the other on his naval policies. He thanks the National Park Service for publishing Sagamore Hill, a pamphlet marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the site as a house museum, and closes by asking Theodore Roosevelt Association members to recruit new members to the group in 1979.  

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1979

Exhibit C contains correspondence regarding the publication and criticism of Edgar M. Ledyard’s pamphlet “Lessons on Familiar Philippine Animals” which was intended for use by the Bureau of Education in Manila. The pamphlet had a number of grammatical and scientific errors.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-26

John Bigelow, a former ambassador to France from the United States, has recently published a pamphlet on the Panama Canal. Bigelow criticizes the inflated costs of the project, as well as the slow pace of the work. The initial French plan consisted of an initial, preliminary canal which after its completion would be widened into the final form, but the United States rejected this plan in favor of completing the canal in one go.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908

Margaret Sanger writes about her nationwide speaking engagement tour about birth control and family planning. Sanger discusses events and responses in various cities. She indicates that in St. Louis more people came to hear her speak than had come when Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft spoke in the city. Sanger accounts various arrests related to obscenity laws and the distribution of birth control pamphlets.

Collection

The Margaret Sanger Papers Project

Creation Date

1916-08-09

Theodore Roosevelt praises William Hutchinson Cowles and The Spokane Review for publishing a pamphlet advocating for universal military training and “liability to service” during wartime. Roosevelt hopes the pamphlet will be widely circulated.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-06-07

Theodore Roosevelt considers himself a “scientific layman” and appreciates the pamphlets.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1907-08-07

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary requests that Norman Hapgood sends a copy of the pamphlet Abraham Lincoln by Roosevelt to John William Starr.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-28

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Jeanne de Finey for her letter and interesting pamphlet on women’s suffrage. He comments that he supports the suffrage movement and does not believe that giving women the right to vote means they would shirk their “essential duties.”

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-06-14