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Endicott Peabody invites Theodore Roosevelt to stay at Groton School for the Thanksgiving Holiday with his family. Peabody will have Roosevelt speak once formally, but hopes to allow boys to listen to his conversations. Peabody also addresses Roosevelt’s previous letter about Groton School being criticized.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-30
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.
Information for the sixth year of the Columbia School for Boys.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-29
William Loeb encloses President Roosevelt’s acceptance of honorary membership in the Junior Class of Miss C. E. Mason’s School. He asks Jane Halsey to deliver the letter to Estelle Crawford Nabb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-14
President Roosevelt thanks Estelle Crawford Nabb, president of the Junior Class at Miss C. E. Mason’s School for Girls, for the letter. He asks her to pass on his good wishes and appreciation for the honorary membership to the members of the Junior Class.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-14
President Roosevelt tells Endicott Peabody, Rector of Groton School, that he is happy to hear that his son Kermit Roosevelt is “winning his way in your esteem.” Roosevelt requests to meet with his son and Master William Amory Gardner for a talk and reassures Peabody that he is at his disposal at any time during his visit.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-20
President Roosevelt introduces George Foster Peabody to Lois Adelaide Bangs and Mary B. Whiton, former principal and co-principal of Cathedral School in Washington D.C. Roosevelt compliments Bangs and Whiton’s personal character and admires their contributions to the school.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-20
President Roosevelt intends that his son Archibald B. Roosevelt will enter the Groton School in September.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-07
Mrs. C. E. Vinnedge writes Theodore Roosevelt regarding the challenge to America’s public schools through private and religious institutions, especially the Roman Catholic Church, which do not allow their children to benefit from the country’s public school system. Vinnedge believes it should be compulsory for all of American children to attend public schools and reap the benefits of this great civil liberty.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-27
Endicott Peabody expresses to Theodore Roosevelt his regret that Archie won’t return to Groton, praises his character, and supports the focus on his health. He invites the Roosevelts to visit in the fall and encourages Roosevelt to speak to the students about hunting and American life.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-08
Kermit Roosevelt notes that the Rector at Groton School has asked President Roosevelt to lunch, but asks whether he would not rather dine with Kermit and Endicott Peabody instead? Kermit Roosevelt asks his father not to let anyone know he advised him.
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