Tennessee--Knoxville

Chief Engineer Stevens knows nothing of George Pierce and Company or the Milan Dredging Company, and considers these companies to make no significant contribution to W. J. Oliver’s proposal for building the Panama Canal. Stevens also expresses concern about the involvement of William Barclay Parsons, August Belmont, and John B. MacDonald. Stevens finds Oliver’s quotation “unfortunate” and does not want a one-man proposal like Oliver’s to be the winning bid.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-06

Creator(s)

Stevens, John F. (John Frank), 1853-1943

“The Chief Executive thinks Senator Pritchard went too far in excluding qualified negro voters from the State Convention – he may give out a statement regarding the matter which will shock Blackburn and others who are declaring for the old order of things – Mr. Roosevelt shakes hands with 200 Asheville people.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-11-20

Creator(s)

Unknown

Theodore Roosevelt has sent the letter and enclosure from W. J. Oliver to Senator Joseph M. Dixon so he will know the situation in Tennessee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-14

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

William Bailey Howland assures Frederic John Paxon that as soon as arrangements for Theodore Roosevelt’s southern trip are more complete, he will send him the details. Howland is sure that Roosevelt will appreciate the proposed committee to meet and escort him from Knoxville, Tennessee, to Atlanta, Georgia.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-08-10

Creator(s)

Howland, William Bailey, 1849-1917

President Roosevelt hears positive remarks about Secretary of the Treasury Shaw’s visit to North Carolina. He strongly agrees with Shaw’s view about “planting the seed in the South” and helping “our Rocky Mountain friends.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Gifford Pinchot did not think there was much chance in getting Theodore Roosevelt to stop in Knoxville, but he had to try anyway.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1913-07-12

Creator(s)

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

Gifford Pinchot asks Theodore Roosevelt if he can stop off in Knoxville, Tennessee, on his way back from Arizona. The visit would show support for men who have backed an exposition on conservation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1913-07-10

Creator(s)

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

Isabelle F. Owings sends Theodore Roosevelt a newspaper clipping discussing an upcoming activity of the Knoxville, Tennessee, City Beautiful League in which they will be producing an issue of the Knoxville Sentinel. Owings hopes to get a number of prominent men to write articles for the issue to help it be a success, and asks Roosevelt if he would be willing to contribute a piece. Owings hopes to spread knowledge of the City Beautiful movement to many of the children of the city.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-06

Creator(s)

Owings, Isabelle F., 1874-1928

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Major Russel, in response to Colonel Gardiner’s request, gives his military history, starting with his entry into the military in 1861, until he was, to his surprise, taken out of service in 1871. He believes this was a result of General John Gibbon’s dislike of him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-24

Creator(s)

Russel, Samuel A., -1922

Richard W. Austin writes to William Loeb to tell him about some of his activities related to the upcoming election. Austin addressed a large crowd at Jacksboro, Tennessee, launching his personal congressional campaign. He also organized a club in support of Secretary of War William H. Taft’s presidential bid. He has encouraged the formation of further clubs in the state. Other Tennessee politicians have announced that President Theodore Roosevelt would accept re-nomination, or have mentioned a possible candidacy of Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou. Austin advises against listening to Nathan W. Hale, Edward Terry Sanford, and Robert S. Sharp in their attempt to have President Roosevelt influence Assistant Attorney General Sanford to become a candidate for Governor, as it would not be in the interest of the Republican party, and the President should not intervene in a local contest.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-12

Creator(s)

Austin, Richard W. (Richard Wilson), 1857-1919

The City Beautiful league of Knoxville, Tennessee, is planning to cooperate with the Miller Store to distribute 1,000 catalpa trees to the junior league of the City Beautiful league, which is made up of many of the school children of the city.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-06

Creator(s)

Unknown

Language

English

Knoxville’s City Beautiful League has been seeing success in its efforts to grow public engagement in improving the appearance of the city. Their plan to produce an issue of the newspaper The Sentinel focused on this topic has already been especially effective in driving interest. The article lists the names of many of the women who have already volunteered to serve as staff of the newspaper for this endeavor.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-06

Creator(s)

Unknown

Language

English

President Roosevelt gratefully but briefly addresses the crowd gathered at Johnson City, Tennessee. He reflects on his experiences of the past two days visiting the grounds of the Battles of Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, and Missionary Ridge—experiences which he says should make anyone a better American. He also references visiting the Knoxville home of Eliza Ann O’Brien Brownlow, widow of Governor William Brownlow of Tennessee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt briefly addresses the crowd that gathered at Knoxville, Tennessee, despite the heavy rain. He praises Tennessee as the home of many American leaders, including officers in the Revolutionary War and American Civil War. He celebrates the increase of industry, railroads, and mining in East Tennessee but extols more the virtues of citizenship and value of worthy labor, referencing Civil War veterans and early settlers as examples.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Newspaper article about the resolutions of the executive committee for the Tennessee primary. The committee endorsed President Roosevelt’s actions regarding the Panama Canal and his nomination for president in 1904.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-03

Creator(s)

Daily Journal and Tribune

Annie Booth McKinney invites Vice President Roosevelt to visit Knoxville, Tennessee, and speak at a benefit for the Woman’s Building Board.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-08-26

Creator(s)

McKinney, Annie Booth

Calling card of Annie Booth McKinney, the wife of Samuel McKinney, of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-08

Creator(s)

McKinney, Annie Booth