Princeton University

Letter from William Kent to Theodore Roosevelt

William Kent informs Theodore Roosevelt that President William H. Taft is unfit for office, citing his veto of the Arizona statehood bill, poor treatment of honorable men, and weak leadership. Kent urges Roosevelt not to support Taft’s reelection, warns against endorsing an unworthy candidate, and calls for Republican Party reform to end special privilege legislation and protective tariffs.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-13

Letter from Thomas Goode Jones to Theodore Roosevelt

United States District Judge Jones expresses his interest in who will be appointed judge. He relays his knowledge and opinion of eleven aspirants. He details Hundley’s efforts to legislate discrimination against African Americans through a proposed amendment to bar African American schools from receiving equal funding to white schools. He explains the Democratic Party’s and Republican Party’s mistrust of Hundley due to his change in political parties.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Allen Munn

President Roosevelt is not surprised that President Wilson of Princeton had a change of heart. He also regrets that he is unable to accept the invitation to the Ivy Club, mainly due to his large entourage which makes it hard for him to go anywhere. Two copies.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1905-08-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt

President Roosevelt endorses Gordon Russell, a former tutor for his sons.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-16

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes his son Kermit about visiting with Ambassador Jusserand and his wife, playing tennis and horseback riding, and trying to get Secretary of War Taft the Republican nomination for president. He closes by saying he did not write to the Rector about Princeton after Kermit decided to go to Harvard.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1908-01-20

Lettter from Theodore Roosevelt to Woodrow Wilson

President Roosevelt expresses his pleasure at Woodrow Wilson’s appointment as president of Princeton University, and thanks Wilson for his letter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Theodore Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to give him advice about sleeping bags. Roosevelt is meeting with the football men from Harvard, Yale, and Princeton to get them to stop having “mucker play.” He adds that Archie loves playing football, while Quentin is reading advanced books. Roosevelt ends by saying how glad he is to have Secretary of State Elihu Root and Secretary of War William H. Taft.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1905-10-09

Letter to Gordon Russell

A representative of The Outlook declines to publish an article suggested by Gordon Russell regarding Woodrow Wilson. The writer points out that the magazine has already covered the criticism of Wilson’s interactions with his colleagues, as well as the controversy at Princeton. An article along the lines Russell suggests, which would assail Wilson’s character, is not appropriate for The Outlook.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-16

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William M. Huntt

Theodore Roosevelt appreciates William M. Huntt’s letter and believes that appeals should be made to the South “just exactly as to the North.” Roosevelt mentions that an old Episcopal High School football player named Pendleton was part of the receiving committee at a Princeton speech.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-31

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John M. T. Finney

Theodore Roosevelt informs John M. T. Finney he appreciates his letter but is unable to connect him with the presidency of Princeton University and while people may think good of his name he is not able to help with such a request.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Emma Baker Kennedy

Theodore Roosevelt encourages Emma Baker Kennedy to consider establishing an endowment in her husband’s memory at the Smithsonian Institution, in order to allow the museum to publish works based upon its collections, research, and expeditions. Roosevelt explains how beneficial J. Pierpont Morgan’s similar endowment to Princeton University has been in allowing the school to publish scientific and artistic works. Roosevelt explains that the Smithsonian is interested in creating a publication fund for specifically American work, so that it “may take the same lasting and beautiful form” as foreign work. The Smithsonian “gets nothing from Congress,” so all publications are privately funded.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-28

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Wallace

Theodore Roosevelt wishes that he could accept William H. Wallace’s invitation to speak, but it is impossible for him to do so. Roosevelt receives thousands of similar invitations but is unable to accept “one in a hundred” of them. Every speaking engagement takes a great toll upon Roosevelt and he cannot accept more without making it impossible to accomplish any other work.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-27

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Simeon R. Winch

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Simeon R. Winch to inform him that he is too busy to speak at Princeton.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur Samuels

Theodore Roosevelt would like to see Arthur Samuels and a fellow-Princeton man together.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-09-01

Memorandum from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Perkins

Theodore Roosevelt feels that people are not interested in his opinions on President Wilson or in what he or any other Progressive says about a tariff commission.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-11-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Andrew Carnegie

President Roosevelt obtained his first LL.D. from Northwestern University, and he assures Andrew Carnegie that it is an excellent and not overly Methodist institution. He hopes that Carnegie will meet with the university’s president, A. W. Harris, whose letter is enclosed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt tells his son Kermit Roosevelt about a visit he made to Ambassador J. J. Jusserand and his wife, Elise Richards Jusserand, and the nice time he had there. Roosevelt also comments on the weather, saying that he has been able to go riding and play tennis often. Things are going well with Secretary of War William H. Taft at present, but politics is too changeable to say he will for sure be nominated. Roosevelt did not write to Endicott Peabody about Kermit going to Princeton, as he sounded set on going to Harvard and Roosevelt did not think of suggesting anywhere else.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Endicott Peabody

President Roosevelt is anxious to have Kermit Roosevelt and Hall Roosevelt attend Alice Roosevelt’s wedding and suggests to Endicott Peabody, the rector of Groton School, that they take the Thursday evening train and return on Monday. Roosevelt feels Harvard University is mistaken about abolishing football outright and that clean sport can be secured if the president would interfere instead of waiting for the committees to act. He compares the collegiate football situation to Groton School and St. Mark’s School.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alexander Lambert

President Roosevelt tells Alexander Lambert that his son Archie has his heart set on having either the picture of Skip on the snow or Skip on the horse. He asks whether it was Lambert or Philip Battell Stewart who took them. He also discusses the recent Harvard football game.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-27

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter Camp

President Roosevelt tells Walter Camp that his son Ted wrote to both him and his mother that he was not unfairly targeted in the football game against Yale, and that the game was clean. In a postscript, Roosevelt describes his role in organizing a meeting between graduates of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-24