Parsons, Frances Theodora, 1861-1952

Marion Sturgis recounts to Theodore Roosevelt a story that Corrine Roosevelt told her of how he taught Fanny Parsons a course of American History, and that he seemed to know more about the subject than anyone she knew. Sturgis’s daughter—Henrietta Sturgis, who Corrine Roosevelt asked to meet TheodoreRoosevelt for tea—is interested in learning more about the Civil War, and inquires what books would be best to learn about it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-31

President of Mexico Porfirio Diaz writes to President Roosevelt regarding the recent death of Consul General James Russell Parsons who, along with his wife Frances Theodora Parsons, was respected and admired.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-24

Corinne Roosevelt Robinson tells her brother, President Roosevelt, about some letters she has received from Frances Theodora Parsons about her husband, James Russell Parsons. James has been highly praised in Mexico, and Frances has written that the current ambassador, Powell Clayton, has said that he wished James could succeed him when he retires. Corinne agrees with this sentiment, and thinks James would be highly qualified for the position. She is excited about the upcoming election, and is looking forward to seeing Roosevelt and his family at Thanksgiving.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-17

Robert D. Dalziel examines the history of the Woman’s Roosevelt Memorial Association (WRMA), noting how the organization struggled in its early years to raise funds to reconstruct Theodore Roosevelt’s boyhood home. Dalziel notes the cooperation between the WRMA and the Roosevelt Memorial Association and how the two organizations would eventually merge in 1956 to form the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA). Dalziel highlights the six presidents of the WRMA and says that both organizations had to add “Theodore” to their names to prevent confusion with Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The article includes a photograph of Alice Gilbert Demorest, the first President of the WRMA, and a listing of the members of the executive committee of the TRA.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Governor Roosevelt makes arrangements to dine with James Russell Parsons and Frances Theodora Parsons.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1900-12

Short poem written by Theodore Roosevelt.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1875

Theodore and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt enjoyed the poem and look forward to lunch on Tuesday. Roosevelt enjoyed his evening with Frances Theodora Parsons and describes her son, James Russell Parsons, as a “gallant young Sir Galahad.”

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-04-11

Theodore Roosevelt heard of Russell Parsons’s raid on the German trenches from his mother, Frances Theodora Parsons. He compares the raid to an attack by the forlorn hope or storming a breached wall. Roosevelt describes the fighting as a “great war” and wishes Parsons good luck.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-09-08

President Roosevelt invites James Russell Parsons and Frances Theodora Parsons to Oyster Bay, New York.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1903-09-05

President Roosevelt offers his condolences to James Russell Parsons and Frances Theodora Parsons.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1902-11-23