Telegram from Gordon Johnston to Theodore Roosevelt
There will be great disappointment if Vice President Roosevelt does not visit Birmingham, Alabama.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-08-30
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Letter from William Marion Reedy to Theodore Roosevelt
William Marion Reedy has received Vice President Roosevelt’s letter stating that Roosevelt will return to Oyster Bay, New York, on September 16. Reedy will make sure to be in the area around that time.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-08-30
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Letter from J. N. Lotspeich to Theodore Roosevelt
J. N. Lotspeich regrets that Vice President Roosevelt is unable to visit as Roosevelt has many friends in the area. He encloses an item for Roosevelt’s attention.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-08-31
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Letter from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt
Booker T. Washington submits a broad schedule for Vice President Roosevelt’s travels through Tuskegee, Alabama; Montgomery, Alabama; and Atlanta, Georgia. After the schedule is approved, Washington will begin work on a more detailed program for each location. Roosevelt’s upcoming visit has been “most enthusiastically received by all classes.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-01
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Letter from Austin Foy to Theodore Roosevelt
On behalf of the African American citizens of Atlanta, Georgia, Austin Foy invites Vice President Roosevelt to speak at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church during his visit to the city.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-02
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Letter from Joseph Kyle Orr to Theodore Roosevelt
The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce joins Mayor Mims in inviting Vice President Roosevelt to visit Atlanta, Georgia, on November 14 and 15.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-04
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Letter from Livingston Mims to Theodore Roosevelt
Mayor Mims regrets that Vice President Roosevelt will be unable to visit Atlanta, Georgia, in October. However, Roosevelt has a southern trip scheduled for November and Mims invites Roosevelt to visit Atlanta on November 14 and 15. A banquet will be thrown in Roosevelt’s honor and the Southern Cotton Spinners Association would like him to speak at their annual meeting.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-04
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Letter from Ernest L. Bergstrom to Theodore Roosevelt
Ernest L. Bergstrom offers his assistance during Vice President Roosevelt’s visit to Georgia in November. He suggests a visit to the childhood home of Roosevelt’s mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, and a deer hunt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-05
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Letter from William A. Hemphill to Theodore Roosevelt
William A. Hemphill, president of the Southern Industrial League, joins with Mayor Livingston Mims and the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce in inviting Vice President Roosevelt to visit Atlanta, Georgia, in November.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-05
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Letter from John Scudder McLain to Theodore Roosevelt
John Scudder McLain sends copies of his newspaper from Monday and Tuesday so that Vice President Roosevelt can have a record of his visit to Minnesota.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-05
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Letter from Solomon Hicks Bethea to Theodore Roosevelt
Vice President Roosevelt’s visit to Illinois went well and everyone seems to be for Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt clubs have formed in Englewood and Evanston, Illinois. Solomon Hicks Bethea believes that many more clubs could be started but is unsure if the time is right.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-06
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Letter from Wilhelm Snyman to Theodore Roosevelt
Wilhelm Snyman thanks Vice President Roosevelt for taking an interest in a matter regarding his wife, Sarah Viljoen Snyman. Roosevelt’s upcoming visit to Colorado is the “talk of the day.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-08-27
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Newspaper article on Theodore Roosevelt in Alabama
Newspaper article suggesting that Vice President Roosevelt is visiting Alabama to “make acquaintances that may be useful in 1904.” A “National Negro Leader” will guide Roosevelt during the trip.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901
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Letter from James Andrew Drain to Theodore Roosevelt
James Andrew Drain secured a strong settlement with the federal government and is now able to properly equip the Washington State National Guard. He would like Vice President Roosevelt to visit their state encampment next June. Drain thanks the Roosevelt family for their hospitality.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-08-30
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Letter from F. B. Hunter to Theodore Roosevelt
On behalf of the Business Men’s Club of Memphis, F. B. Hunter requests that Vice President Roosevelt arrange a visit to Memphis, Tennessee, during his southern trip.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-08-23