Travels

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Terrell, Alexander Watkins, 1827-1912

Theodore Roosevelt thanks his sister for her letter and writes of his plans to go to Maine. Roosevelt makes dining plans for when he returns in two weeks.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-03-23

President Roosevelt inquires if Annie Montague Alexander will allow Edmund Heller to accompany him on his African safari. Roosevelt intends to make the trip a scientific one and collect samples for the United States National Museum.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-08

President Roosevelt thanks Archibald Cary Coolidge for the letter and the book, which he anticipates enjoying. Roosevelt wishes Coolidge well on his travels in South America and hopes to see him upon his return.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-16

Theodore Roosevelt believes that Edgar Alexander Mearns’ diabetes will not make any difference in regards to the Africa trip. Roosevelt agrees with having a case of brandy, a case of whiskey, and case of champagne in the medical stores.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-24

President Roosevelt requests that Ambassador Reid explain to Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes that his African trip is a scientific expedition to collect specimens for the National Museum, not “a game butchering trip.” However, if given the opportunity, Roosevelt may collect some trophies. The invitation from the chancellor of Oxford, George Nathaniel Curzon, to present the Romanes lecture gives Roosevelt a genuine reason to visit England on his return from Africa. He details his travel itinerary, plans for appropriate formal attire, and people to call upon. Roosevelt is interested in what the Japanese minister for foreign affairs Jutarō Komura says and includes his letter to Japanese ambassador Kogoro Takahira and the reply. Reid’s full statement on the incidents of the Olympics pleases Roosevelt, who believes intense international matches inevitably result in misunderstandings.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-20

President Roosevelt is interested in the book on the Congo Free State that Harry Johnston has sent, and shares his thoughts about missionaries and their work with “savages.” Roosevelt’s upcoming safari is in support of the National Museum of Natural History, and as such he will do all he can to prevent the needless slaughter of animals on the trip.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-14

President Roosevelt has written a statement about his association with Scribner’s Magazine during his upcoming African safari as requested by Robert Bridges, but requests Bridges be vague about the exact itinerary and timing of the trip, so as to avoid unwanted followers in the field, and asks that Bridges emphasize that the trip is associated with the National Museum of Natural History. Roosevelt emphasizes that his work with The Outlook magazine will in no way conflict with his work for Scribner’s.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-14

Theodore Roosevelt believes that he and Edgar Alexander Mearns will have a great time in Africa. The trip can also have real importance from a scientific perspective.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-13

President Roosevelt updates Henry Cabot Lodge on personal and political matters. Roosevelt feels obligated to enjoy a series of essays by Westerlick because his wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, assumes he would not care for them; the puzzling problem of the re-nomination for Charles Evans Hughes for governor of New York; the plans for Roosevelt’s upcoming African safari, and his desire to tour Europe on the way home as a private citizen without pomp; his plans to write for Scribner’s and The Outlook post-presidency, and his reasoning for selecting those offers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-08

President Roosevelt thanks Laurence H. Grahame for the photograph. He does not think his children, Ethel and Theodore Roosevelt, will be able to go to Puerto Rico in the winter. Roosevelt invites Grahame to dine with him at the White House when he is next in the area.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-24

President Roosevelt gives Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge an update on his life and family. He laments the end of summer and tells Lodge how each member of the family has spent it, remarking upon how his children are growing up. Roosevelt has been vacationing during the summer months and now looks to his work ahead. He wants to ensure that his plans for the Navy and Panama Canal cannot be undone by his successor.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-20

President Roosevelt tells Kermit Roosevelt that he is glad that the cavalry march and chicken shoot went well. Roosevelt details various happenings in the family for Kermit, and wishes him well.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-06

President Roosevelt is going to tell Curtis Guild and George Lyman that he is going to Harvard and Groton to see his sons. He is glad that William Sturgis Bigelow has contacted Arlo Bates about meeting over breakfast and wonders if they can also invite Samuel McChord Crothers and Le Baron Russell Briggs. In a handwritten postscript he informs Bigelow that Oliver Wendell Holmes will be unable to join them.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-24

President Roosevelt shares his upcoming travel plans with his son Theodore Roosevelt. He is glad that Ted will be taking another class after the midyears, but is concerned about a rumor that Ted’s friend Sam Blagden has been drinking and getting into trouble. William Loeb has suggested that Roosevelt inform Ted he has overdrawn his bank account.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-19

President Roosevelt tells Owen Wister that he will relay his recent letter to his son Theodore Roosevelt, then asks Wister to join him on an upcoming trip.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-20

J. J. Jusserand has only heard vague reports of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s horse riding injury, and hopes Theodore Roosevelt can let him know how she is doing. Jusserand tells Roosevelt about his and his wife’s summer travels and recommends a book he read the most in Paris, promising to send Roosevelt a copy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-15

George Haven Putnam writes Theodore Roosevelt to ask him a favor concerning Putnam’s brother’s son, George Palmer Putnam. George Palmer Putnam is a newspaper correspondent currently residing in Oregon but recently returned to New York to get married, and will travel back to Oregon soon via the Panama Canal whilst writing news reports on the canal’s status. George Haven Putnam hopes Roosevelt might still be in contact with people involved in the Panama Canal and connect Putnam’s nephew with these individuals. Putnam also knows of a book concerning war photography being published soon that Roosevelt might find interesting.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-13

Harriet T. O’Brien Stevens was shocked to read of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s accident in the paper and hopes there are no serious consequences. Harriet describes the family’s travel experiences in Europe. John F. Stevens will start working in New York and Harriet will find a house or apartment to live in. Harriet hopes to host Edith and Theodore Roosevelt eventually.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-03

James S. Heberling asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak at the celebration of Founder’s Day in October.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-12