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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt thanks Ambassador Reid for keeping him updated on personal matters in the midst of his other work. He specifically mentions learning about George Macaulay Trevelyan from Algernon Charles Swinburne’s work, Songs Before Sunrise. Roosevelt is concerned about Secretary of State Elihu Root and believes turning smaller matters over to Assistant Secretary Robert Bacon has helped. Roosevelt is interested in Root’s and Reid’s opinions on British administration of Newfoundland.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-06

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Macaulay Trevelyan

President Roosevelt thanks George Macaulay Trevelyan for the copy of Songs before Sunrise. Currently, he is reading Guglielmo Ferrero’s The Greatness and Decline of Rome and notes that there are similarities with the conditions he describes and those of “our modern industrial civilization.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Macaulay Trevelyan

President Roosevelt will get a copy of the book by Émile Bourgeois recommended by George Macaulay Trevelyan. Roosevelt also inquires about a poem by Algernon Charles Swinburne quoted in one of Trevelyan’s books.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-23

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador to Great Britain Reid updates President Roosevelt on various matters, including poet Algernon Charles Swinburne and his “suppressed” poem, the Newfoundland modus vivendi, and happenings in Parliament. Reid also details how he “warded off…the offer of some brand-new territory and responsibilities” in Nicaragua.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-28

Copy of “A Forsaken Garden” by Algernon Charles Swinburne

A handwritten copy of the poem “A Forsaken Garden” by Algernon Charles Swinburne.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1877

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt asks Ambassador to Great Britain Reid if he ever meets Algernon Charles Swinburne to ask him about his poem, “A Watch in the Night.” Roosevelt is enjoying Frederick Scott Oliver’s book, especially the insights on governmental unity and greatness.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-26

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

In his previous letter, Whitelaw Reid mistook the “really admirable edition by Houghton, Mifflin & Co.” It is really a Shelley edition, not a Swinburne. Reid wishes to correct his mistake immediately.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-12

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Whitelaw Reid updates President Roosevelt on the newspapers’ reaction to the measures taken in a shipping and fishing dispute in Newfoundland. Reid details his negotiations with Sir Edward Gray and Sir Charles Hardinge regarding the United States’ right to ship Newfoundland fisherman. Reid also discusses several books with Roosevelt, including one about Alexander Hamilton and a biography of Winston Churchill’s father, Randolph Churchill. Reid comments on Roosevelt’s offer to let the Cubans try self-government again, noting that it silences those who would paint Roosevelt as an imperialist. Reid does not think that the Cubans are ready for self-government, and he believes the United States should make Cuba one of its states. Reid updates Roosevelt on the political conflict between the Labor and Liberal parties in the United Kingdom. Reid notes that due to “bad blood” between the German and English press, it is difficult to trust English newspapers for accurate views of German positions. Reid also offers his opinion on domestic political issues, writing that those who vote for Hearst will be written off as from “the ignorant or dangerous classes.” Reid believes William Jennings Bryan has fallen out of favor, but he does not think they have seen the last of him. Finally, Reid has enclosed several books and clippings for Roosevelt to peruse.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-08

Chronology January 1879 to December 1883

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Speech by George Otto Trevelyan

Transcript of a speech given by George Otto Trevelyan at a bookseller’s dinner. Trevelyan discusses many matters relating to bookselling, book buying, and publishing. He also discusses his reminiscences with various literary figures and reflects on the relationship between literature and politics.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-17

New poem by Mr. Swinburne

After a long break, poet Algernon Charles Swinburne wrote a new piece titled “Memorial Verses on the Death of Karl Blind.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-27

Note from Theodore Roosevelt

President Roosevelt references his previous letter in which he incorrectly attributed a quote to Algernon Charles Swinburne instead of Robert Browning, and says that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt triumphed in the letter recipient’s “superior literary acumen.”

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1903-12-21

Note from Theodore Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes that at 11 am tomorrow, weather permitting, he will await “sad, bad, mad” little Eva.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1903-12-21

The books that I read and when and how I do my reading

In his article for Ladies’ Home Journal, Theodore Roosevelt describes the benefits of reading and provides advice on how to get people of any age interested in reading “serious literature.” Roosevelt elaborates on his reading habits and book selection processes, which stem from both his current mood and educational desires.

Collection

Marple Collection

Creation Date

1915-04