Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979

Letter from Alexander von Wolffersdorf Leslie to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Alexander von Wolffersdorf Leslie informs Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt about the qualifications of Waldo D. Parker as a tutor for her son, Archie. Parker has held several positions teaching mathematics, science, and Latin. Although Parker has “the misfortune not to have a very robust or impressive physique,” he is an excellent teacher and tutor. William Emlen Roosevelt’s son, Philip, will be tutored by Parker as well, and Leslie asks Roosevelt if she knows of any others who might like to engage Parker as a tutor.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-17

Letter from Douglas Robinson to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Douglas Robinson sends Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt the stock certificates she requested from Theodore Roosevelt’s box. Robinson also comments on some family matters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-28

Letter from Marion Carter Oliver to Theodore Roosevelt

Marion Carter Oliver thanks President Roosevelt for hosting her. She is delighted that she met Roosevelt’s family informally. Additionally, she invites Roosevelt and his family to Shirley Plantation in Charles City, Virginia.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-17

Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt

Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot expresses confidence in the work of the Waterways Commission. He also tells President Theodore Roosevelt that his friend, Wallace D. Simmons, has a “very remarkable” polo pony which he would like to give to the President’s sons providing that if the time comes that the pony is no longer wanted, it is to be returned to Simmons.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-20

Letter from Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt

Endicott Peabody praises Archibald Roosevelt for his performance at Sidwell Friends School. Peabody informs Roosevelt that Kermit Roosevelt is at camp this week which “will be a capital thing for him.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-24

Letter from Lizzie Balmer Barnes to Theodore Roosevelt

Lizzie Balmer Barnes invites President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Nantucket Island. Barnes and her husband, William Barnes, were disappointed that they could not entertain the Roosevelts in Albany, New York but hope that they will be able to find a chance to visit them in Nantucket.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-26

Letter from William Barnes to Theodore Roosevelt

William Barnes writes to Theodore Roosevelt inviting him and his whole family to stay with him at the O’Conor-Barnes Homestead on Nantucket Island. Barnes promotes the beauty and relaxation of the island, and recounts its history. Barnes appeals to Roosevelt by praising his service, in particular how he handled the Russo-Japanese War, which he claims will go down in history on par with Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and Alexander II’s freeing of the Russian serfs.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-26

Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

William Emlen Roosevelt writes to President Roosevelt about questions relating to the property lines of the Sagamore Hill home. A surveyor put markers in the incorrect place. The president and Edith are advised to look at it in person and provide the deed if they are in possession of it. Archie Roosevelt has been a pleasure to have and plans to return next summer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-23

Letter from Thomas W. Sidwell to Theodore Roosevelt

Thomas W. Sidwell writes to President Roosevelt, inviting him to come speak to the students at Sidwells’ Friends Select School. They would particularly like him to come in February and speak about George Washington or some other “patriotic subject.” Sidwell praises Roosevelt for encouraging the country to “work a little harder for righteousness.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-26

Letter from Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt

Endicott Peabody writes to President Roosevelt regarding the enrollment of his son Archie at Groton School.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-31

Letter from Matthew Hale to Theodore Roosevelt

Matthew Hale thanks President Roosevelt for his letter, since Hale was in Wyoming all summer and rather isolated.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-28

Letter from Matthew Hale to Theodore Roosevelt

Matthew Hale spent a month working at a lumber camp and is traveling Montana for forestry work.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-14

Letter from Thomas W. Sidwell to Theodore Roosevelt

Thomas W. Sidwell updates Theodore Roosevelt on his son Archie’s education. Archie has been making improvements in spelling, penmanship, and arithmetic. Sidwell believes that he will be ready for the Groton entrance exams next year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-09

Letter from Archibald J. Sampson to Theodore Roosevelt

The U.S. Minister to Ecuador, Archibald J. Sampson, asks President Roosevelt to send an autographed photo to him, explaining that the Ecuadorians want to see what he looks like. Sampson also requests a photograph of Edith Roosevelt, explaining he had photos of William and Ida McKinley. He wishes Roosevelt a “triumphant election” in November and asks if Roosevelt’s son Archie received the hammock that he sent to him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-05

Letter from William Nathan Cohen to Theodore Roosevelt

William Nathan Cohen intends on going to the 1904 Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, as a delegate and would like for President Roosevelt to assign him a task there.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-20

Midnight

Midnight, Archibald B. Roosevelt’s horse, in a paddock. A stable and an unidentified man can be seen in the background.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913

Diablo

Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt’s horse, Diablo, in a paddock. The Jockey Feed and Sales Stables is in the background. Part of another horse, possibly Archibald B. Roosevelt’s horse, Midnight, can be seen behind Diablo.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913

Group photograph in front of Uncle Jimmy Owens’ cabin

A group photograph showing Archibald B. Roosevelt, Nicholas Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Uncle Jimmy Owens, Quentin Roosevelt, and Jesse Cummins standing in front of Owens’ cabin on the North Rim in Harvey Meadow. Several donkeys and dogs, including Pott Hound, and Brighty the donkey, are also in the photograph.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913

Group photograph in front of Uncle Jimmy Owens’ cabin

A group photograph showing Archibald B. Roosevelt, Nicholas Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Uncle Jimmy Owens, Quentin Roosevelt, and Jesse Cummins standing in front of James T. Owens’ cabin on the North Rim in Harvey Meadow. Several donkeys and dogs, including Pott Hound, and Brighty the donkey, are also in the photograph.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913

Theodore Roosevelt and others on horseback in Harvey Meadow

Photograph of Quentin Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Nicholas Roosevelt, Archibald B. Roosevelt, David Sigourney, and J. K. Howard on horseback in Harvey Meadow on the North Rim. Theodore Roosevelt is the second from the left.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913