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Letter from John P. Peters to Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt’s Outlook article appraising a report by the Chicago Vice Commission inspired Reverend Peters to send him a report of the Investigation Committee of the Committee of Fourteen. He points out that report recommended that a commission be formed to take up the matter of vice. It should be a national committee led by a man with a national reputation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-15

Letter from John M. Reynolds to Theodore Roosevelt

John M. Reynolds sends Theodore Roosevelt a letter concerning the “civic plagues” afflicting the United States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-19

Letter from Mrs. Wade to Theodore Roosevelt

Mrs. Wade argues that the Public Welfare League is entirely responsible for the “cleaning up of Seattle” and that the Municipal League played only a minor role. She asks Theodore Roosevelt to publicly commend the Public Welfare League’s work while in Seattle, Washington.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-07

Letter from Josephine M. Rowan to Theodore Roosevelt

Josephine M. Rowan asks Theodore Roosevelt to give a benefit speech to aid the San Francisco Reading Room and Library for the Blind. The volunteer organization educates adults who become blind, a service the state does not provide. The library and its possessions were destroyed in 1906 and they are trying to reestablish their work.

Comments and Context

The library was likely destroyed as a result of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Letter from Frederick E. Willits to Nassau Citizens Committee to Promote the Humane Care of Nassau County’s Poor in a County Instititution

Frederick E. Willits lays out the facts regarding the present almshouse situation in Nassau County in an effort to drive voter engagement with the issue. Some men involved with real estate development wish to demolish Jones Institute, which has been taking care of the county’s indigent poor, but Willits maintains that the institution should in fact be renovated and further buildings should be constructed in order to adequately address the need. The issue will be on the ballot at an upcoming election, and Willits asks the members of the Nassau Citizens Committee to Promote the Humane Care of Nassau County’s Poor in a County Institution to share the facts with their neighbors and friends and encourage them to vote on the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-22

Letter from Grafton D. Cushing to Theodore Roosevelt

Grafton D. Cushing was riding with President Roosevelt’s daughter Ethel Roosevelt recently, and learned that the President was feeling a bit discouraged at the lack of support he seemed to receive from the upper classes. Cushing describes the good work that Roosevelt has done and continues to do, and expresses his admiration for Roosevelt’s efforts to create a more just government and improve the civic life of the nation. He also writes that Roosevelt has acted well in not appeasing social unrest through halfway measures, and that people must know that the government is the supreme law of the land.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-22

Letter from Samuel McChord Crothers to Theodore Roosevelt

Samuel McChord Crothers appreciated President Roosevelt’s message to Congress about continued progress and reform in the face of economic depression. He believes it was the message the country needed to be heartened to continue forward and compares the situation to John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-14

Letter from A. M. Lothrop to Theodore Roosevelt

A. M. Lothrop, president of the “Neighborhood House,” thanks President Roosevelt for his contribution to the home in the past year and asks for further contributions in the future if he is able.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-27

Letter from A. M. Lothrop to William Loeb

A. M. Lothrop, president of the “Neighborhood House,” thanks William Loeb and his wife, Katharine W. Dorr Loeb, for their contribution to the home in the past year and asks for further contributions in the future if the Loebs are able.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-27

The Fathers and Mothers Club of Boston

Information about the Fathers and Mothers Club of Boston, including a list of officers and the club’s objectives, among which is the maintenance of a farm to provide outings for ill children. A handwritten note indicates the farm was purchased last May and has hosted groups of ill children.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-17

Francis Murphy Association

The Francis Murphy Association describes how it will aid individuals struggling with liquor and their families.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-12

Name and objects of the People’s Institute of Jersey City

The People’s Institute of Jersey City sets forth its purpose to present important subjects for public discussion to assist in finding solutions. The institution will not be affiliated with any political, social, or religious party.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-04

Neighborhood House season 1907-1908

This newsletter lists the events held during the 1907-1908 season by the Neighborhood House, a settlement house in southwest Washington, D.C. The newsletter also includes photographs of past events and lists of trustees, volunteers, and donors.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907

Monthly subscription for one year for the support of “Neighborhood House”

A postcard subscription form offers the opportunity of becoming a monthly donor to the “Neighborhood House,” a settlement house in Washington, D.C. The envelope contains the return address of Treasurer John P. Herrmann.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907

The Progressive Bulletin, August 1913

The August 1913 edition of The Progressive Bulletin celebrates the one-year anniversary of the Progressive Party’s first national convention. It discusses many of the principles of the Party and includes mention of Theodore Roosevelt’s involvement at the previous year’s convention.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1913-08

“I am a Democrat!”

David B. “Hill” holds a knife labeled “Spite” and sneaks up behind a woman labeled “National Democratic Party” who is sitting at a table, reading a paper labeled “Wilson Bill.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894-04-25

Republican party platform

Theodore Roosevelt discusses the Republican Party’s 1912 Platform and its position on several topics, including economics, constitutionalism, and public welfare. Item includes several drafts.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-06