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Douglas Robinson sends Theodore Roosevelt a letter he wrote Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt explaining why he did not receive an allowance check for January. Robinson inquires about Roosevelt’s trip and looks forward to hearing more upon his return. He gives an update on his son Theodore “Teddy” Douglas Robinson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-10
Douglas Robinson discusses the details and scheduling of President Roosevelt’s trip to Herkimer County, New York, for the dedication of a library in the name of Robinson’s parents.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-11
Douglas Robinson thanks President Roosevelt for his letter and his kind words. Robinson’s new job brings great responsibility with little thanks. He did not ask for the appointment and did not anticipate it, but will put forth his best efforts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-28
Anna Roosevelt Cowles thanks President Roosevelt for his previous letter and tells him that Theodore Douglas Robinson had a horrid time the day before because it rained all day and his glasses were blurry.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-01
Anna Roosevelt Cowles writes to President Roosevelt about two appeals that have been sent to her recently. Sallie Pickman Loring Dwight is concerned that her husband may be assigned to a German consulate rather than Vevey, Switzerland, as they had expected. General Henry Clark Corbin’s wife, Edythe, is distressed that Corbin may not be appointed to succeed General Adna Romanza Chaffee as Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Cowles also discusses other political and family news.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-13
Julian Robinson [uncle of Douglas Robinson, brother-in-law of President Roosevelt] thanks the president for an autographed picture. Robinson also praises Roosevelt’s efforts in race relations by his invitation of Booker T. Washington to the White House. Robinson expresses how he wishes he could have attended the wedding of Helen Roosevelt to Theodore Robinson, his great nephew and the president’s nephew.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-04
Gregory A. Wynn examines the status of “perhaps the rarest of all presidential publications,” the memorial tribute book for Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt written by Theodore Roosevelt after the women’s deaths in February 1884. Wynn notes the discovery and use of the rare copies of this work by Roosevelt biographers, and he highlights the five known copies by noting who donated or purchased them, and he lists the libraries or private collections where the copies are housed. Four photographs and the logo of the Theodore Roosevelt Association supplement the text.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2011
Theodore Robinson expresses his joy that President Roosevelt will be able to attend his wedding to Helen Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-11
Theodore Robinson writes to President Roosevelt about his wedding on June 18, 1904, to Helen Roosevelt. Robinson wrote to inform Roosevelt of the date, in hopes that the date was convenient for Roosevelt to attend. He sends his love to “Aunt Edith.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-02
President Roosevelt will have his secretary, George B. Cortelyou, make travel arrangements with Anna Roosevelt Cowles. He is adamant that he cannot attend memorial services of any kind due to the precedent it would set.
1901-10-14
Theodore Douglas Robinson announces his engagement to Helen Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-19