Ross, Edward Alsworth, 1866-1951

Theodore Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit about his upcoming trip to Louisiana. He says he will write a book with chapters on his travels to the Andes, Patagonia, Brazil, and Arizona. Roosevelt says his latest book Through the Brazilian Wilderness is getting recognition but he is unhappy that Scribner’s changed the title. He is sending Kermit South of Panama by Edward Alsworth Ross and looks forward to hearing Kermit’s thoughts on it. Roosevelt also gives his opinions on the War in Europe and President Wilson.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1915-05-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt found himself genuinely interested in I. K. Russell’s letter, and connects Russell’s comments about church people standing by Edward Henry Harriman with Edward Alsworth Ross’s book, Sin and Society. Roosevelt wishes he could get people to “take a greater interest in real things” and create real social benefits, rather than “[wasting] their energies in howling for universal prohibition or universal peace.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt hopes Albert Shaw can add a footnote to his letter. He thinks it important to add that he agrees with Professor Edward Alsworth Ross, who has stated that middle class families having only one or two children would lead to extinction.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt is sorry to have not been able to see Supreme Court Justice Holmes. He has been reading Edward Alsworth Ross’s book on Holmes’s recommendation, and is very pleased with it. He hopes Holmes has a pleasant summer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

On behalf of the Athletic Research Society, Clark W. Hetherington asks Theodore Roosevelt for a conference sometime between October 28th and 30th to discuss the outline of the national athletic platform, how to go about publishing it, and presenting it to the public.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-20

Creator(s)

Hetherington, Clark W. (Clark Wilson), 1870-1942

Lori Lyn Bogle reveals how President Theodore Roosevelt used the discovery and reinternment of the remains of naval hero John Paul Jones to publicize the navy and promote his agenda for its expansion. Bogle provides background on Roosevelt’s interest in naval matters stretching back to his childhood, and she argues that Roosevelt had an understanding of the value of publicity, public opinion, and “crowd psychology” that he used to advance his own career and, later, causes and issues that he supported, such as the United States Navy. Bogle details the discovery of Jones’s remains, the elaborate reinternment ceremony at the United States Naval Academy overseen by Roosevelt, and Jones’s return to obscurity in its wake.

Five photographs and three illustrations, including a portrait of Jones, accompany the article.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal