Statues

Anna Belle Karow has been disappointed that Theodore Roosevelt has not previously visited Savannah, Georgia. As she anticipates that he will visit for the unveiling of a statue of a common ancestor to the both of them, however, she wishes to invite him to be the guest of her family. Karow details how she is related to Roosevelt, explaining that they share great-grandparents.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-09

Charles A. Wilson invites Theodore Roosevelt to deliver an address in Georgetown, Ohio, on the occasion of the dedication of a statue honoring General Thomas L. Hamer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-25

J. T. McCleary has sent Theodore Roosevelt a copy of the book recounting the proceedings of the unveiling of the statue of General Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-27

John J. McCook introduces Theodore Roosevelt to Kerr, J. B. Doyle, and C. J. Davis, who want Roosevelt to attend the unveiling of a statue of Edwin M. Stanton at Steubenville, Ohio, in September.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-31

Gutzon Borglum will be casting a statue of Abraham Lincoln for the city of Newark soon, and has been asked by a representative of the town if someone could speak about it. Borglum asks Theodore Roosevelt if he would be willing to give some brief comments about the statue and Borglum’s interpretation of Lincoln. He will send Roosevelt some photographs of the statue.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-11-12

John Hicks informs Theodore Roosevelt that he has completed arrangements for the unveiling of a bust of Roosevelt at the Oshkosh, Wisconsin, public library. He asks if Roosevelt could send a message to be read at the unveiling, and suggests that Roosevelt may care to comment on western history.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-10-13

Henry Adams would rather visit President Roosevelt on March 2 with just the two of them. He jokes that after this spring, he and Andrew Jackson will be the “solitary monuments” in Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. While Jackson may be as handsome as Roosevelt, “he is not as good company at dinner.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-10

Brander Matthews gently ribs President Roosevelt about having sent a letter signed “TR,” saying his “democratic soul is shockt.” Matthews liked a recent speech by Roosevelt about Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and appreciated Roosevelt’s use of one of his suggestions. Roosevelt’s mention of King Louis XIV of France made Matthews remember an anecdote involving Louis XIV and the sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, which he relates to Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-16

Senator Lodge finds the incident of the statue in Brownfield, Texas, comedic. He is glad President Roosevelt is going to Oxford but admonishes him to also visit Germany, for “it would never do to omit the Kaiser.” Lodge believes Roosevelt’s visits around Europe will be valuable for the United States. As a favor, Lodge requests Roosevelt look into the situation concerning the purchase of the Windsor ships.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-07

Former First Lady Harrison was deeply moved by President Roosevelt’s visit to her late husband Benjamin Harrison’s grave. She hopes to have Roosevelt stay with her in Indianapolis when they unveil a statue of Harrison.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-13

Assistant Secretary of State Adee forwards a telegram from Hungarian statesman Albert Apponyi asking that American representatives be present at the unveiling of a statue of George Washington in Budapest. Since Apponyi does not seem to hold a position in the executive government of Hungary, Adee suggests to William Loeb that a telegram be sent stating that President Roosevelt could not be represented without a formal invitation from the Royal and Imperial Government.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-17

Samuel Harden Church informs President Roosevelt’s secretary William Loeb that the sculptor Rodin has expressed interest in sculpting a bust or statue of the president that expresses his “tremendous energy and vitality.” Church recommends the Art Halls of the Carnegie Institute as a logical location for the statue.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-02

Frederick William MacMonnies returns the costume President Roosevelt lent to him. MacMonnies also encloses the first proof of the statuette he is making of Roosevelt, asking Roosevelt to accept it as a token of his high regard.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-04-25

Ambassador Sternburg informs President Roosevelt that German Emperor William II has selected Lieutenant General Alfred von Loewenfeld and Major Count Eberhard von Schmettow to attend the dedication of a statue of King Frederick II of Prussia.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-13

Henry Waldo Coe compliments President Roosevelt on the speech he gave at the unveiling of the Benjamin Rush statue and discusses the upcoming Republican National Convention. Coe informs Roosevelt that he will be attending as an alternate to the Oregon delegation and asks Roosevelt if he has any preference for the Vice Presidential nomination.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-15

General Brugère of France writes to President Roosevelt to celebrate the anniversary of the erection of the statue of Revolutionary War hero Marshal Rochambeau.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-24

Jean Jules Jusserand asks John Hay to forward a telegram from French General Henri Joseph Brugère expressing “respectful remembrances” of the “admirable reception” they received on May 24, 1902, when a statue of Marshal Rochambeau was erected in Washington, D.C.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-24

Colorized postcard showing an interior view of the Utah State Capitol with a statue of a Native American and a mural depicting Mormon pioneers. Text on the reverse of the postcard describes the statue as a replica of Massasoit by Utah artist Cyrus E. Dallin and mentions the mural. The number designation on the front indicates the postcard is part of a series.

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

Unknown

Colorized postcard showing a stone sculpture with a bronze statue of a man in front located by a pool of water. Text on the reverse of the postcard describes that the monument commemorates the men who volunteered to be part of the Mormon Battalion who marched from Iowa to California to participate in the Mexican War. The number designation on the front indicates the postcard is part of a series.

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

Unknown

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

1910-09-28

Creator(s)

Unknown; Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942

Language

English