Pardee, George C., 1857-1941 Archives - Theodore Roosevelt Center

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to William Johnson Washburn

President Roosevelt telegrams President of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Washburn that he has already communicated with California Governor George C. Pardee regarding the break in the Colorado River at the U.S.-Mexico border. Roosevelt notes the break is on Mexican soil, and Congress cannot move forward until granted permission from that government. Roosevelt closes by saying the immediate repairs are the duty of the California Development Company, owned by the Union Pacific Railroad Company.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

On the direction of President Roosevelt, William Loeb forwards Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte a telegram from California Governor George C. Pardee requesting the use of war ships to transport supplies to San Francisco to assist with disaster relief there.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-22

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

President Roosevelt gives Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf a list of people to meet with in San Francisco, California, once he arrives.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt sends Secretary of War Taft a telegram from California Governor George C. Pardee, along with a copy of the reply he sent. Roosevelt urges Taft to “strain every effort to get the tentage, rations, bedding and supplies asked for” for San Francisco in the wake of the earthquake and fire that took place there.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

President Roosevelt passes on the contents of a telegram that he received from Governor George C. Pardee to Representative Metcalf about his promotion to Secretary of Commerce and Labor in Roosevelt’s Cabinet and Metcalf’s congressional district committee’s movements to replace him. Roosevelt hopes that Metcalf can spend the night at the White House upon his arrival.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Benjamin Ide Wheeler to Theodore Roosevelt

President Wheeler of the University of California gives President Roosevelt an update on the San Francisco Graft Trials. Wheeler also gives Roosevelt a summary of the candidates for the 1906 California gubernatorial race and relates how California schools are segregating Chinese, Japanese, and Korean students.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-31

Creator(s)

Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927

Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to William Loeb

Nicholas Murray Butler asks William Loeb to tell President Roosevelt that his letter accepting the presidential nomination is “absolutely the best thing he has ever done.” Butler believes that the election will be “a perfect smash.” He reports on the political situation in New Jersey, where in general the people intend to support Roosevelt, although Democrat William Hughes will be reelected to Congress unless the Republicans nominate a strong opponent.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-14

Creator(s)

Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947

Telegram from Victor Howard Metcalf to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Metcalf responds to President Roosevelt’s telegraph regarding Governor Pardee requesting that Roosevelt help resolve the issue of appointing Metcalf’s replacement. Metcalf also accepts Roosevelt’s invitation to meet with him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-26

Creator(s)

Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936

Letter from Benjamin Ide Wheeler to Theodore Roosevelt

Benjamin Ide Wheeler informs President Roosevelt that Representative Metcalf will not accept an appointment as Secretary of Commerce and Labor, but that Governor Pardee has shown interest in the position. Wheeler would like to see California represented in the cabinet.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-13

Creator(s)

Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927

Letter from Edward Henry Harriman to Theodore Roosevelt

Edward Henry Harriman thanks President Roosevelt for his previous enclosures. Harriman asks about Governor Pardee in connection with a potential appointment and says that he hopes to contact Henry Clay Frick, Cleveland Dodge, and Marvin Hughitt in the next week.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-02

Creator(s)

Harriman, Edward Henry, 1848-1909

California governors 1849-1911

This black and white postcard features portraits of the governors of California from 1859 to 1911. The back of the postcard lists their names and dates in office.

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1911

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from Sam T. Clover to Paul Morton

Sam T. Clover updates Paul Morton on the political situation in southern California. Clover expects that the delegates to the Republican National Convention will likely support President Roosevelt’s nomination.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-08

Creator(s)

Clover, Sam T., 1859-1934

Telegram from William McLellan Cutter and Charles Edward Snook to George B. Cortelyou

William McLellan Cutter and Charles E. Snook advise George B. Cortelyou that President Roosevelt’s reply to George C. Pardee, the Republican nominee for governor of California, should be sent care of the Republican State Central Committee to take advantage of publicity.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-23

Creator(s)

Cutter, William McLellan, 1836-; Snook, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1863-1940