Preparatory schools

Frederick Courteny Selous apologizes to Theodore Roosevelt for not responding to his last letter, but Selous wanted to read Roosevelt’s pamphlet on coloration first, and has been very busy. He is taking the pamphlet with him to Africa to read on the ship. Selous will first stop in Paris, France to receive a medal from the French Academy of Sports in recognition of his big game hunting, and then travel with friends to Kenya. Selous would like to go back to Bahr el ghazal and study the Kob and the ways it changes color each year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-12

Endicott Peabody invites Roosevelt to visit Groton for Thanksgiving. Peabody and his wife, Fannie, are planning to go to Boston with their children for Thanksgiving evening to spend time with older generations of the family. However, Peabody is confident that Roosevelt and his wife, Edith, will stay for a few days, and there will be time for Roosevelt to speak to the boys at Groton School. Roosevelt is welcome to join the boys on walks or lead class lectures. Peabody informs Roosevelt that Dr. Cowles will check on his son, Quentin, tomorrow. If necessary, Peabody can take Quentin to Boston for further medical treatment. Peabody also notes how much he has enjoyed having Roosevelt’s other son, Archie, at Groton.

Comments and Context

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Article reporting a hockey match between rival schools, Pomfret and St. Paul’s.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-03

President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt are very pleased that Kermit decided to stay at Groton for his sixth year.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1906-06-07

Emily M. Stevens asks Theodore Roosevelt for the name and address of the school in Arizona that Archibald “Archie” B. Roosevelt attended as an option for her nephew, who needs to attend a preparatory school in a dry climate.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-03

William F. King sends the city editor and editorial writer a statement referring to the affairs of the Nautical Preparatory School and a circular issued by the Reorganization Committee. While the school has had a troubled start, King believes it is now headed in the right direction, and can be aided in this by the press.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-18

John Campbell Greenway requests information about the school Archibald Roosevelt attended in Mesa, Arizona. He knows two boys who are considering the school. Greenway is sorry he missed seeing Roosevelt in Oyster Bay, New York, and hopes Roosevelt will visit on his way through Arizona en route to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1914-10-26