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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Rudolph Garfield

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of the Interior Garfield that he will appoint Frank Pierce as Assistant Secretary of the Interior and is sorry about Thomas Ryan’s resignation. He encloses a letter for Garfield to forward to Ryan. The president also notes that the Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., has been a good fit for Archibald B. Roosevelt and believes Garfield’s son, James Abram Garfield, would do well too.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-13

Letter from James Rudolph Garfield to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Interior Garfield informs President Roosevelt that Assistant Secretary of the Interior Thomas Ryan has resigned, and he will be replaced by Frank Pierce, a Williams College man. While Garfield is sad to see Ryan go, he needs a man “who can do hard work this winter.” Garfield also asks Roosevelt about the Friends School in Washington because he is thinking of sending his son James Abram Garfield there.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-12

Letter from Thomas W. Sidwell to Theodore Roosevelt

Principal Sidwell sends President Roosevelt the bill for Archibald Roosevelt’s tuition. Sidwell indicates that Ted Roosevelt is still using the laboratory and so they will not bill his laboratory fees until February 1. The fee is $1.25 each day.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to say that Ted is doing well and discuss his views on some authors. He says Archie and Quentin love playing in the sandbox and relates a story about Archie helping an injured schoolmate get to Doctor Wilmer.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1906-03-11

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas W. Sidwell

President Roosevelt was impressed with Thomas W. Sidwell’s school when he sent his son Archibald B. Roosevelt there. Under similar circumstances he would send his other boys there if possible. Roosevelt requests that Sidwell not print his letter but instead just show it privately.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas W. Sidwell

President Roosevelt is confident that his son Archibald B. Roosevelt will pass his exams in the Spring, but sends the enclosed to Thomas W. Sidwell to ensure his son’s success.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas W. Sidwell

President Roosevelt has to decline the invitation to speak at the Sidwell Friends School this year. He tells Thomas W. Sidwell that he intends to visit and make a few remarks before his son Archie leaves it, but he would rather do so next year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-26

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