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Letter from J. Vaughan Merrick to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from J. Vaughan Merrick to Theodore Roosevelt

J. Vaughan Merrick read Vice President Roosevelt’s article in McClure’s about social work and encloses an example of an organization doing similar work near Philadelphia. He thinks an organization like this is successful if there is continued contact between the educated and less educated classes.

Dear Sir: Your article in “McClures” for this month on Reform through Social Work has interested me so much, that I have ventured to think you might care to read the little sketch, herewith enclosed, of a fairly successful effort in that direction which has survived through some 27 years and is still selfsupporting. This location is one of the suburbs of Phila, noted for the prominence [end of page] of its manufacturing interests and consequently of a working population. Experience with similarly framed organizations elsewhere, of which this is thought to be the sole survivor, has shown the difficulty of securing that constant contact of the educated with the less educated classes, which is I think essential to continued success. Your description of such [?] kindred efforts in New York seems to show an increasing interest in this work.

Very Truly Y[?]

Chronology January 1884 to December 1891

Chronology January 1884 to December 1891

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Chronology January 1871 to December 1878

Chronology January 1871 to December 1878

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1871 to December 1878. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s trip to Europe and Egypt, Roosevelt’s entrance to Harvard, the death of Theodore “Thee” Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s trip to Maine, and Roosevelt meeting Alice Hathaway Lee.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Chronology October 1858 to December 1870

Chronology October 1858 to December 1870

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from October 1858 to December 1870. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s involvement in the American Civil War, Theodore Roosevelt meeting John Hay as a child, and the Roosevelt family’s first European trip.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Underwood bill and the industries of Pennsylvania

Underwood bill and the industries of Pennsylvania

Letter to the editor of Public Ledger. Thomas H. Ball represents the Woolen Industry of Philadelphia by writing of the impact the proposed Underwood tariff bill would have on the woolen and worsted industries throughout the United States. He believes that the tariff would “annihilate” the industry and supports his analysis with examples.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-12

German immigration to Pennsylvania

German immigration to Pennsylvania

Benjamin K. Focht addresses the Hummel family reunion. Focht discusses German immigration to Pennsylvania, starting with a history of Germany and leading to the contributions that German-Americans have made to public life in the United States. This is a published version of a speech that Focht gave August 28, 1907.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908

Letter from John C. Hinckley

Letter from John C. Hinckley

John C. Hinckley, Secretary of the Republican Nomination League, reaches out to a recipient whose name “has been given as one interested in good government in Philadelphia.” Hinckley explains a plan to nominate men in every division of Philadelphia without reference to party bosses in order to elect the best men who are committed to good government. He asks the recipient to fill out the enclosed blank, and suggest other candidates for membership. The back of the letter lists a number of prominent men who have endorsed this plan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-28

Prosperity!

Prosperity!

The Philadelphia Evening Item reports on the good economic conditions in various industries, companies, and places in the United States and its trading partners, which it says “give[s] the lie to the calamity howlers.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-12-22

Topics of the time

Topics of the time

Richard Watson Gilder reflects on the results of the recent elections across the country, where political bosses were defeated in various cities and states. While this is a blow against political corruption, Gilder cautions against allowing demagogues to take over and lead voters to vote purely “to hit the bosses” rather than for the public good. A note in the margins questions whether William Randolph Hearst might be one of the demagogues in question.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-06