Plunkett, Horace Curzon, Sir, 1854-1932

Theodore Roosevelt, John Quinn, and The Irish Home-Rule Convention

Francis M. Carroll examines Theodore Roosevelt’s opinions on the question of home rule for Ireland during World War I, and demonstrates how John Quinn, a prominent Irish-American, used arguments Roosevelt made in an August 1917 letter to George Russell in his book on the home rule question. Carroll examines the state of Irish-British relations during World War I and looks at Roosevelt’s correspondence with those involved in the home rule issue. The article reprints in side by side columns Roosevelt’s August 1917 letter to George Russell and portions of Quinn’s The Irish Home-Rule Convention, demonstrating that Quinn used much of Roosevelt’s language and arguments in his own work.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1980

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

President-Elect Taft tells President Roosevelt that he had a very pleasant talk with Horace Curzon Plunkett, for whom Roosevelt had written a letter of introduction. He promises to continue addressing the problem of a declining birth rate and the movement of population away from rural areas as best he can, and says that he will rely on Gifford Pinchot as a conscience. Taft answers Roosevelt’s question about his life and career, but does not think that Roosevelt should have taken on the burden of writing an introduction to Taft’s inaugural address. He approves of Roosevelt’s planned executive order.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Sloss

Theodore Roosevelt forwarded Robert Sloss’s letter to Edwin Augustus Van Valkenburg who might be able to help. Roosevelt’s recent experience with the British has convinced him that they are just as foreign to Americans as the Germans or French. He would not recommend a British or German alliance. Roosevelt was surprised at the British reaction to his book, Fear God and Take Your Own Part, which was widely perceived as an “electioneering pamphlet.” He has provided the British with some support because they were in the right and not because of friendship or a greater sense of community.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-06-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mrs. Humphry Ward

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Mrs. Humphry Ward for her book. Roosevelt asks Ward to tell Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett to contact him regarding a note to the British government.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-06-06

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to the London Times New York Correspondent

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary sends a copy of the speech Roosevelt is going to make at St. Paul, to the New York correspondent of the London Times. He directs that the speech is not to be printed until it has been delivered by Roosevelt. The secretary believes Sir Horace Plunkett has already told the correspondent this copy is being sent.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03-26

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winona Charlier Edson

Theodore Roosevelt declines Winona Charlier Edson’s invitation and wishes her success with the establishment of Chairs for the Study of Celtic Literature at universities.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-14

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous

President Roosevelt discusses the various supplies, including food and drink, that he should bring on his safari. He tells Frederick Courteney Selous that he does not want the trip to be too luxurious, and does not want to bring very much alcohol. He also discusses the type of guns he should use and when he intends to leave for Africa. Selous’s friend Charles Sheldon recently visited Roosevelt and told about his hunting experiences in Alaska. Roosevelt has been invited to give the Romanes lecture in Oxford in 1910, and will be going to England after he leaves Africa.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-19

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles McCarthy

Theodore Roosevelt is delighted with Horace Curzon Plunkett’s sketch of Charles McCarthy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-09-04

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Bryce

President Roosevelt acknowledges British Ambassador Bryce’s interest in the United States Country Life Commission and explains its origins. Roosevelt has long been interested in farm life and especially the work and hardships of women in farm life. The President’s interest became action when he learned about the success of the Irish farm cooperative movement from Horace Curzon Plunkett. Roosevelt would like to extend his thanks through Bryce to Plunkett and the Irish for their influence on the United States. Roosevelt considers farmers the foundation of American greatness and progress.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-03-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt has written a letter of introduction for Horace Curzon Plunkett to see President-Elect Taft. Plunkett has a great deal of experience with agriculture, and Roosevelt asks Taft to speak with him about this. Roosevelt worries about the declining birthrate in America, and about the shift away from the country to the cities. Roosevelt also asks Taft to send him some details about his life and career, as he has promised to write a brief introduction to Taft’s inauguration book.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Wilson

President Roosevelt sends Secretary of Agriculture Wilson a pamphlet by Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett entitled “The problem of Rural Life in the United States,” and asks for Wilson’s opinion about some suggestions therein.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-03

Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt

Gifford Pinchot is “puzzled” over what is to be done in terms of U.S. politics. He would like to visit Theodore Roosevelt as soon as he returns from Europe. When he returns, Pinchot will also discourse “peace for peace’s sake” with Germany.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-05-05

Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt

Gifford Pinchot regrets that he was unable to review Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett’s draft on conservation and country life. He encloses a letter he wrote to Senator La Follette when he decided to support Theodore Roosevelt’s candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03-24

Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt

Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett is unsure if Theodore Roosevelt expects him on Thursday night. Gifford Pinchot hopes that Roosevelt can see Plunkett.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03-19

Letter from John A. Herman to Theodore Roosevelt

John A. Herman writes Theodore Roosevelt in response to reading Roosevelt’s introduction to H. J. Mozans’ book Along the Andes and Down the Amazon (Following the Conquistadores). Herman has travelled in South and Central America in a parallel journey to Mozans. Not all men agree with Mozans’ conclusions, so Herman appreciates Roosevelt’s approval.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-16

Letter from Silas McBee to Theodore Roosevelt

Silas McBee tells Theodore Roosevelt he spoke about Roosevelt’s public life, praised his Outlook article, enclosed an advance proof and Senator Lodge’s letter, and noted an item on Sir Horace’s work in Ireland.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-12

Letter from Winona de Clyver Edson to Theodore Roosevelt

Winona de Clyver is hopeful that Theodore Roosevelt will assist her in raising money, perhaps through the staging of a play, to raise money to allow Irish children to be taught Irish in schools. The English government has agreed to allow this and it is already being done in many schools. She also discusses at length efforts to get Irish farmers to join co-operatives to improve their financial position.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-10

Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt

Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett has written a book on the country life problem in the United States and Gifford Pinchot hopes for Theodore Roosevelt’s endorsement. Pinchot is pleased that Roosevelt might be able to speak at the National Conservation Congress and knows other organizations that would be anxious to hear him speak as well. Pinchot believes that the latest developments in the Pinchot-Ballinger controversy show Attorney General George W. Wickersham and President William H. Taft in a poor light.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-05-18

Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt

Gifford Pinchot and Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett wonder whether the death of King Edward VII will make it feasible for Theodore Roosevelt to visit Ireland. Amos Pinchot has written that the controversy surrounding Secretary Richard Achilles Ballinger is looking favorable for them and that Gifford Pinchot should not return yet. Pinchot hopes to have the conservation meeting in either Kansas City or St. Louis, Missouri and urges Roosevelt to make his first speech there.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-05-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot

Gifford Pinchot and Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett believe that Theodore Roosevelt should make a speech on the subject of his country life policy, believing it and conservation to be “really the two great parts of the supreme whole.” Pinchot thinks it would be best if Roosevelt could make the speech in the United Kingdom or Ireland.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-04-23