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Harvard House Gazette and American Visitors’ Chronicle

Harvard House Gazette and American Visitors’ Chronicle

Souvenir copy of the Harvard House Gazette, detailing the festivities surrounding the grand opening of the Harvard House in Stratford-Upon-Avon. The Harvard House originally belonged to the parents of John Harvard, the founder of Harvard University. The effort to purchase it for the university and restore it was led by Marie Corelli and funded by Edward Morris. A number of dignitaries and academics spoke at the ceremonies.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-10

Gertrud Giers

Gertrud Giers

The pamphlet praises the German tragedian Gertrude Giers, who is especially good at performing Shakespeare, and especially talks about her relationship with Carmen Sylva, the Queen of Romania. Giers has performed for and been praised by various European royals.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge and Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge and Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Henry Cabot Lodge and his wife, Nannie, in pencil, because he is far out in the African wilderness. Roosevelt discusses Lodge’s response to the tariff question and shares his own thoughts on the constitutional amendment about the income tax. Roosevelt agrees with William Loeb and Lodge on the mayoralty issue. On his trip, Roosevelt has gained a passion for William Shakespeare’s plays, news that will be of interest to Nannie. Roosevelt shares the highlights of his big game hunting in Africa, as well as other books he has been reading.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1909-09-10

Sussex by the sea

Sussex by the sea

Sheet music for “Sussex By the Sea,” a military march originally published in 1907. The song was re-purposed to commemorate a speech given by Theodore Roosevelt in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in November 1917, in support of Canada’s Victory Loan program. The cover includes the text, “Sung with tremendous success by Frank Oldfield at the Roosevelt Victory Loan Meeting at Toronto Armories before an enthusiastic audience of 20,000 people,” and a quote by Shakespeare, “A merry heart goes all the day Your sad tires in a mile-a.” The second page contains the full lyrics.

Collection

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Creation Date

1917

Camp satire on Wilson

Camp satire on Wilson

The two-page handbill includes “Camp Satire on Wilson,” a reprint of an article originally written for The Evening Post. The article describes the posting of a “bitter political satire on President Woodrow Wilson” on a military training camp bulletin board. The satirical placard apparently included Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, and other prominent political figures as characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The second page of the handbill is a dramatis personae, listing the characters and the political figure used to represent them in the satire.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1916-09-16

“After you, Teddy!”

“After you, Teddy!”

Theodore Roosevelt, on his way to the “Hall of Fame,” passes between two rows of kings, emperors, military leaders, statesmen, and others, including, on the left, “Alexander, Nimrod, Caesar, Joshua, Solomon, Moses,” and possibly Ramses I, King of Egypt; and on the right, “Wellington, Washington, Napoleon I, Frederick the Great, Cromwell, Shakespere [sic], Luther,” and two unidentified kings, possibly William I and Richard I, kings of England.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1912-09-04