South Dakota

Taft boom seems about to collapse

Secretary of War William H. Taft seemed to be the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for president, but his candidacy is losing support. Even thought President Roosevelt supports him, and he is personally popular with the public, he is a poor campaigner and is losing ground in several states to other politicians, including Roosevelt himself, whom some support for a second elected term.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-21

Jewel Cave National Monument proclamation

By the authority of the Antiquities Act, President Roosevelt proclaims Jewel Cave in the Black Hills of South Dakota to be a national monument.

Collection

Jewel Cave National Monument

Creation Date

1908-02-07

Land of sunshine

Sheet music for “Land of sunshine,” which describes the wonders of South Dakota and features photos of Mount Rushmore National Memorial and the Corn Palace of Mitchell, South Dakota.

Collection

Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection

Creation Date

1952

Roosevelt in S.D.

Theodore Roosevelt, in a dark suit, tie, and hat, stands next to an open topped automobile while in South Dakota.

Collection

America

Creation Date

1910

Letter from Charles W. Taylor to the students and citizens of Nebraska

Superintendent Taylor reviews the rules, judging, and awards for the Mount Rushmore inscription contest.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1934-03-22

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson

Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt describes his recent hunting trip with Alexander Lambert and Sylvane M. Ferris. He also shares anecdotes about Ethel Roosevelt, Ted Roosevelt, and John Willis.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1893-10-01

Index, book one, president’s speeches. Tour to the Pacific coast.

Index listing of President Roosevelt’s speeches made during his tour of the Pacific Coast in April of 1903.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903

Memorandum from Allyn F. Hanks to Lawrence C. Merriam

Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park Superintendent Hanks informs National Park Service Regional Director Merriam that the park has compiled a list of people who should receive invitations to the dedication of the park. Hanks’s memorandum is two pages and the list of people is 40 pages.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1949-04-23

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Peter Norbeck

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary sends Roosevelt’s apologies to Peter Norbeck for being unable to visit South Dakota to campaign. Roosevelt has asked Albert J. Beveridge to go in his place, and Beveridge will spend about a week visiting the principal cities.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-29

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert S. Vessey

Theodore Roosevelt has to be in Gettysburg on Memorial Day, but is sending Albert J. Beveridge to South Dakota in his place.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-25

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to S. X. Way

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs S. X. Way that Roosevelt is unable to visit South Dakota for the primary campaign, although Albert J. Beveridge will visit the state for a few days.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-27

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sutherland

Theodore Roosevelt writes to John Sutherland to thank him for the great victory he helped Roosevelt achieve in South Dakota.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-13

Summary of letter from Melvin Grigsby

Melvin Grigsby enclosed a newspaper clipping entitled “Was Governor Lee Responsible for the Elevation of President Roosevelt” and has returned to the “Republican fold.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-17

Governor Lee – President Roosevelt

Through elaborate analysis, the unnamed author makes a case that South Dakota Governor Andrew E. Lee and Melvin Grigsby played a prominent early role in forming the Rough Riders and therefore starting President Roosevelt on the road to the White House.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-17

Letter from James Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson will return to Washington, D.C., in a few days and can meet with President Roosevelt at his convenience. Crops are doing well in South Dakota and Senator Alfred B. Kittredge is “firmly fixed in the saddle.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-09

Memorandum from William Loeb to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock telephoned regarding the recommendation of Charles H. Bates as allotting agent at the Rosebud Agency in South Dakota. Hitchcock wanted to provide this information to President Roosevelt prior to Roosevelt’s meeting with the Senators.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-03-07

Letter from Hiram R. McCullough to Theodore Roosevelt

Hiram R. McCullough goes over the details of an upcoming prairie chicken hunting trip to South Dakota.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-30

Proposed outing trip number one

Hiram R. McCullough would be pleased to host President Roosevelt on a prairie chicken hunt in South Dakota. He suggests they arrive on the hunting grounds by the morning of September 1, 1902.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-03

Letter from Hiram R. McCullough to Theodore Roosevelt

Hiram R. McCullough hopes that President Roosevelt and Ted, Jr. can join him on a hunting trip in South Dakota.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-05

Letter from Alfred Beard Kittredge to Henry C. Payne

Senator Kittredge of South Dakota would like an agent appointed to the Sisseton Agency, South Dakota. Appropriations have been made for an agent but no one has been assigned since the removal of the last incompetent agent, Mr. Johnson. Kittredge believes this to be a critical period for the Native Americans at the Sisseton Agency and wants someone there to guide them. This should be a political appointment that will hopefully make the residents self-reliant and Republicans. Kittredge points out that the four counties in discussion hold 12 of 132 seats in the South Dakota legislature.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-10