Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930

Natalie A. Naylor offers a detailed survey of the contents of Cove Neck: Oyster Bay’s Historic Enclave and less in the way of analysis or scrutiny though she admits that the book demonstrates “the value of local history.” In her review, Naylor demonstrates how the book places Theodore Roosevelt’s life at his home, Sagamore Hill, in a larger context of his neighbors and relatives who lived nearby in the village of Cove Neck. Naylor relates information about numerous Roosevelt family members and highlights the prominence of Sagamore Hill to the history of the area.

Four photographs, a drawing, and a map, all taken from the book, join the work’s front and back covers in illustrating the review.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna about his and Edith’s recent visit to the Wadsworths. The children are doing well and Roosevelt is still enjoying playing polo as is cousin Emlen Roosevelt. Edith is expecting another child.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1888-07-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna about current happenings in Oyster Bay, New York. Roosevelt and his friends have created a polo club. Cousin Emlen Roosevelt is playing as well and Uncle Jimmie might, too. Two of Roosevelt’s political essays are going to be published. Alice is visiting Grandmother Lee.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1888-05-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt describes his recent trip to Provincetown to his son Kermit Roosevelt, including his speech, a banquet, and meeting “five hundred Gloucester fishermen.” Roosevelt feels Kermit’s trip with the cavalry “was such a fine thing.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Christine Griffin Kean Roosevelt (wife of his cousin Emlen) that he hopes she approves of the way he used the Nobel Prize cash award. Roosevelt notes that after he got past his anger over the Maria Longworth Storer incident, that he found the situation amusing. He reports that he is taking up James Alexander Scrymser’s application with “the Departments,” and that he has had a difficult time getting businessmen and bankers to agree upon currency legislation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

William Wingate Sewall, Collector of Customs at Aroostook County, will be sending President Roosevelt some maple sugar. Sewall hopes Roosevelt’s boys can come deer hunting soon, and he describes the camp he has built at Hook Point with his son Fred Sewell. Major General Henry C. Merriam and Civil Service Commissioner Charles Lyman have recently visited. If Roosevelt is too busy to visit Maine, Sewell might be able to come to Oyster Bay.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-01

Creator(s)

Sewall, William Wingate, 1845-1930

Douglas Robinson will put the deed President Roosevelt received from William Emlen Roosevelt in the President’s papers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-13

Creator(s)

Robinson, Douglas, 1855-1918

Nicholas Murray Butler congratulates President Roosevelt on winning “one of the most astounding triumphs in modern politics.” Butler believes that Roosevelt owes his victory both to his own character and to the dirty campaign his opponents ran. Roosevelt’s statement regarding his decision to run for a third term was a wise decision, and removes an area which Roosevelt could have been criticized for. Butler reminds Roosevelt of a suggestion that he and William Emlen Roosevelt made last summer to establish the gold standard even more firmly, and wishes for him to take action on this, believing that the Democratic party would follow suit on the issue.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-09

Creator(s)

Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947

Ticket admits William Emlen Roosevelt to the Republican National Committee offices in Metropolitan Life building.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1904-11-08

Creator(s)

Unknown

Secretary of State Hay details an emerging problem regarding a United States business concession in Bolivia, which is threatening Bolivia’s relationship with Brazil. Hay encloses a draft response for President Roosevelt’s approval.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-10

Creator(s)

Hay, John, 1838-1905

Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit about his and Mother’s travel plans in South America and updates him on members of the family.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1913-08-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to discuss his views on the work of Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray. He also talks about a poem by Philip Roosevelt and a visit from cousin Emlen Roosevelt, Christine, Frank Lowell, and his wife. Roosevelt closes by saying he had dinner with Ambassador Jusserand and Justice Moody.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1908-02-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit and describes his trip to Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he gave a speech that he says caused the Stock Market to go down a few points. Roosevelt also attended a banquet with Gloucester fisherman.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1907-08-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit about his distress over the government in Cuba. He then describes his trip aboard the Mayflower to see Admiral Evans’s fleet at Barnstable with cousin William Emlen Roosevelt, C. Grant La Farge, and Archie. They watched a gunnery exercise on the battleship Missouri (BB-11). Roosevelt ends the letter with updates on Ted and Quentin.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1906-09-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to report on his activities with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and other family members. He also mentions that Quentin wants to go to the Fay School, a boarding school, in the fall, which upsets Edith.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1906-09-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt sadly reports that his horse Renown died. Ethel, Archie, Quentin and some of the pets are traveling to Sagamore. Cousin Emlen Roosevelt is afraid to let Phil and Kermit go to the St. Louis Fair alone, and Roosevelt agrees they should probably have someone to supervise them.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1904-06-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt gives details about the current adventure he is on in Maine to his sister Anna. He includes information about the people that are on the trip with him, including cousin Emlen Roosevelt. He mentions that he is surprisingly stronger than the other two men, the flies are really bad, and he has lost one of his shoes.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1879-09-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt asks William Emlen Roosevelt to accept his resignation as director of the Broadway Improvement Company. He requests that Theodore Roosevelt Jr. be elected in his place.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt apologizes for breaking Huntington Norton’s automobile lamp and instructs him to send the bill to him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt writes to relative Laura Gertrude Roosevelt Punnett that he discussed the matter with their cousin Emlen Roosevelt, also Theodore’s financial adviser, and he cannot help find a job per her request. Jobs are scarce to come by, especially with a reduction of hours of labor. Roosevelt has many demands placed on him and cannot help.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-02-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919