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Holmes E. Offley hopes Frank Harper can get him a letter from Theodore Roosevelt to aid him in his efforts to get Congress to recognize his service in the Navy and the Navy Department from 1861 to 1876. He has testimonials from other prominent men.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-04
R. B. Taggart informs Theodore Roosevelt of the secession he attended at the Water Way Convention where he heard a lecture from Robert E. Peary and follows it with his opinions on the upcoming presidential election. Taggart feels that Roosevelt must run for the presidential nomination the people feel he is the better man for the job than the proposed candidates.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-21
Isaac Eldridge Wilson discovered the “Universal Law” in 1891 and solved many problems with it. However, he has run out of funds needed to advance the work and seeks Theodore Roosevelt’s counsel. According to Wilson, this law solves all educational issues and accomplishes what many prominent men in various fields have sought to explain.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-16
Frederick J. H. Kracke asks to introduce Theodore Roosevelt to Bob Bartlett, commander of Robert E. Peary’s ship, and his associate Hicks to discuss a proposed trip.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-21
R. Voigt Mooney expresses his admiration for Theodore Roosevelt and his interest in Roosevelt’s recent African safari. Mooney collects “historical articles,” and asks if Roosevelt would be willing to contribute a small piece to his collection.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-17
Frederick A. Stokes sends Theodore Roosevelt a proof of the introduction Roosevelt wrote for the book Lassoing Wild Animals in Africa. He asks that Roosevelt return the proof with any desired changes. Stokes recalls some comments Roosevelt made about the hunting trophies in New York’s Harvard Club, and is glad that the letter Roosevelt suggested be written to the club produced a favorable result. In a handwritten note, Stokes asks if Roosevelt has been sent a copy of Admiral Robert E. Peary’s book The North Pole, and offers to send him a copy if he is interested.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-15
Representative Bates happily informs Theodore Roosevelt that the recent Peary Bill he introduced was passed by a very wide margin, and that he expects it to be signed before Congress adjourns.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-04
Nicholas Longworth has little doubt the Peary bill will pass.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-23
Representative Bates saw Theodore Roosevelt’s letter to Representative Nicholas Longworth asking for assistance in passing the bill for Robert E. Peary’s promotion. Bates sincerely appreciates Roosevelt’s support. He encloses the report from the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-23
Herbert L. Bridgman, of the Peary Arctic Club, informs William Loeb that the gifts from Commander Robert E. Peary for President and Edith Roosevelt were passed by customs authorities and were forwarded to the White House.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-24
Herbert L. Bridgman informs President Roosevelt that, among other packages, he has received packages for Roosevelt and his wife from Robert E. Peary in the arctic.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-15
Report on the ceremonies and events surrounding the commissioning of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt from October 24 to October 28, 1986 in Newport News, Virginia. The report covers the work of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in raising funds and supplies for the ship’s crew and lists many of the members of the TRA who facilitated the work. The report also discusses the annual dinner of the TRA held on board the ship, the commissioning of the carrier, the ecumenical religious services held on board the ship, and the two balls held for the ship’s crew. The report names the descendants of Theodore Roosevelt who attended the commissioning, highlights the organization of a ship’s museum dedicated to Roosevelt, and covers the history of other U.S. Navy ships named Theodore Roosevelt.
Five photographs depicting the construction and commissioning of the carrier appear in the report. A brief notice in an article box about the TRA and its journal appears on the fourth page of the report.
Article about the launching of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt on October 27, 1984. The article has four parts. The first section notes the speakers and dignitaries at the ceremony, quotes from three of the speakers, and describes the christening of the ship. The second section, “The New Big Stick,” gives details about the ship’s construction and its capabilities and notes the other aircraft carriers that belong to the Nimitz class of carriers. “Aircraft Carrier is Fourth Ship Named After Theodore Roosevelt” discusses the two other ships and one ballistic missile submarine that were named to honor Roosevelt. “The Roosevelt Navy Tradition” examines Roosevelt’s relationship with the Navy and discusses the four other members of the Roosevelt family who, like Theodore Roosevelt, served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
Nine photographs of the christening and launching of the carrier and a photograph of the USS Louisiana supplement the text. A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association and the members of its executive committee is found on the second page of the article.
This edition of “News and Notes” has five sections. Brief histories of the three ships and one submarine that have carried the name of Theodore Roosevelt are provided in “The Aircraft Carrier Theodore Roosevelt.” This section also highlights the five different Roosevelts who have served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. “TR Exhibit at the LBJ Library in Texas” revisits the Theodore exhibit at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum. It lists fourteen of the archives, museums, and historic sites that lent items to the exhibit, and it promotes the sale of the exhibit catalogue and poster.
“Meadowcroft” covers a July 1903 visit by Roosevelt to the home of his cousin John Ellis Roosevelt on the south shore of Long Island. It also relates the events surrounding “Theodore Roosevelt Day at Meadowcroft” on July 28, 1984, which celebrated and recreated President Roosevelt’s visit. “Rough Riders Museum in New Mexico” examines why there is a museum dedicated to the Rough Riders in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It looks at the state’s contributions to the regiment and highlights some of the reunions held in Las Vegas.
The final and untitled section notes events involving the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) and its work: the conferring of a TRA award to a high school student, a radio interview of the TRA’s Executive Director John A. Gable, and a listing of programs at the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace and Sagamore Hill National Historic Sites.
A photograph of President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan at the graves of General Theodore Roosevelt and Quentin Roosevelt is found on the first page of “News and Notes.” Four photographs of the Paul Manship statue of President Roosevelt on Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, D.C. and an illustration of Mount Rushmore National Memorial accompany the text.
In the “Book Notes” column, John A. Gable reviews two books that cover different aspects of the era of Theodore Roosevelt. He praises David McCullough’s The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 for its “careful research, balanced judgment, and good prose.” Gable compares McCullough’s verdict on Roosevelt’s actions regarding the Canal with the work of other Roosevelt scholars, and he gives over much of his review to an extended quote from a letter McCullough wrote to President Jimmy Carter supporting passage of the 1977 Canal treaties.
Gable endorses, with some reservations, They Were Ragtime, a popular history of the United States in the Progressive era written by Warren Forma. Gable lists many of the personalities from entertainment, the arts, and the business world who populate Forma’s work, and he argues that the work is valuable for its look at popular culture in turn of the twentieth-century America.
A brief history of the Twilight Club and a list of some individuals who have addressed it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-19
President Roosevelt shakes hands with Admiral Robert E. Peary on board of the ship Roosevelt at Oyster Bay just before Peary left for the North Pole.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-12
This Marble Specialties catalog with a short introductory article about gun selection by Webster L. Marble lists a number of axes, firearms, knives for sale. In the last year, almost one million catalogs were distributed throughout the year. An illustration and a short description is included for each item included in the catalog.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908
A shipping bill for items sent to President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt from Robert E. Peary’s Arctic expedition.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-26
Deputy Regional Director James B. Thompson commemorates the seventy-five year history of Natural Bridges National Monument. In 1908, Natural Bridges became the first national park area in Utah. Theodore Roosevelt was in the White House, “at that time the youngest man ever to occupy the presidency.” At that time, possibly only about a hundred people had seen Natural Bridges. In 1982, 8.5 million out-of-state visitors came to Utah. Thompson hopes sites like Natural Bridges will always be a source of “wonder and inspiration” for visitors.
Natural Bridges National Monument
1983-04-16