Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928

Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt and George Otto Trevelyan at Welcombe Stratford on Avon.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

The front cover features a photograph of Theodore Roosevelt standing next to George Otto Trevelyan in England in 1910 while the back cover has an excerpt from a letter from Roosevelt to Trevelyan dated November 9, 1911. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1911-11-09

Theodore Roosevelt informs David Gray that he is enclosing two letters with his note to Gray. Roosevelt encloses a letter from George Otto Trevelyan to Roosevelt along with a copy of a letter from Roosevelt to Trevelyan. Roosevelt also says he would like Gray to visit him.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1911-11-16

List of thirty-two edits and inserts made by Theodore Roosevelt to his November 9, 1911, letter to George Otto Trevelyan. The edits and inserts were made in the original in Roosevelt’s handwriting. This list prints the alterations so that they can be easily read. Each edit or insert is followed by the page number of the letter in which it can be found.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1911-11-09

Gregory A. Wynn discusses the origins of his hobby of collecting items related to Theodore Roosevelt, and he uses this as an introduction to examine a letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan which had not been previously known or published. Wynn highlights the sensitive nature of the letter’s contents as it reveals Roosevelt’s thoughts and actions during a number of diplomatic crises during his presidency. Wynn also notes how the Trevelyan letter was shared with and was part of Roosevelt’s correspondence with his friend David Gray. Wynn asserts that the letters provide a “revealing snapshot of presidential statecraft.”

A postcard and a dinner program from Wynn’s collection appear in the article along with a photograph of Roosevelt with Trevelyan and his son George Macaulay Trevelyan.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Henry White reports information he has learned since returning to London that might provide insight into the prospects of President Roosevelt’s renomination and reelection. Josiah Quincy reported that the Democrats do not feel they have a chance of winning. Craig W. Wadsworth also learned that Democrats do not believe that they will win. White delivered Roosevelt’s messages to various people. He also says that the sentiment on Wall Street regarding Roosevelt has changed, and that his nomination now seems more likely.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-05

Ambassador White thanks President Roosevelt for the honor of naming him his representative to the Algeciras Conference. He will update Roosevelt and Secretary of State Root by cipher when matters involving the conference develop. White describes his social events on Thanksgiving Day, including a Thanksgiving dinner where he hosted George Otto Trevelyan, who was very pleased to attend and spoke highly of Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-10

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

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Viscount Grey for his letter and sympathizes with his party’s political situation. Roosevelt has no regrets about losing the 1912 presidential election but worries that not seizing the current opportunity to fight for social and industrial justice will have negative ramifications in the future. Changing topics, Roosevelt writes about the need to fight on heroically after an attempted assassination, recounting his own story about finishing his speech. Finally, Roosevelt is relieved that Sir Cecil Spring-Rice is likely to succeed Ambassador James Bryce.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-11-15

On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary sends Frances Theodora Parsons copies of letters Roosevelt wrote to George Otto Trevelyan and one he received from William L. Ward. They ask Parsons to return the letters after she has read them because they are very private.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-01-22

Theodore Roosevelt sends David Gray a letter from George Otto Trevelyan, which he requests be returned. He wants Gray to spend the night at Oyster Bay so they can discuss matters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-16

Theodore Roosevelt appreciates the book and Albert Henry George Grey’s inscription in it. He is happy to entertain Grey and his daughter if they return to North America. Roosevelt wishes for a full evening’s conversation with Grey, Edward Grey, and George Otto Trevelyan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-10

Theodore Roosevelt writes Clara S. Hay from The Outlook office that he does not remember anything about a vase to Lord Alverstone. Roosevelt, Elihu Root, and Henry Cabot Lodge once sent a vase or a loving cup to Sir George Otto Trevelyan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-25

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-09-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Delamere, Florence Anne Cole, Lady, 1878-1914

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Viscount Grey for his letter and sympathizes with his party’s political situation. Roosevelt has no regrets about losing the 1912 presidential election but worries not seizing the current opportunity to fight for social and industrial justice will have negative ramifications in the future. Changing topics, Roosevelt writes to Viscount Grey about the need to fight on heroically after an attempted assassination, recounting his own story about finishing his speech. Finally, Roosevelt is relieved that Sir Cecil Spring-Rice is looking like the man likely to succeed Ambassador Bryce.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-11-15

President Roosevelt tells Richard Watson Gilder that he is welcome to show his letter to William Garrott Brown. Roosevelt was “genuinely shocked” to see what Brown wrote. Roosevelt believes that a comment in George Otto Trevelyan’s The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay applies to people who are trying to “write a national anthem to order.” Roosevelt feels that Julia Ward Howe’s “Battle Hymn of the Republic” would be a fine national anthem. In a handwritten postscript, Roosevelt thanks Gilder for the volume of poems, which arrived as he was signing this letter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-19

President Roosevelt thanks Harriet Douglas Robinson Wolryche-Whitmore for her letter, and wishes that she and her husband Henry could have attended the dedication. Roosevelt looks forward to seeing them when he is in England in a year, but notes that he has had to decline a number of invitations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-31

President Roosevelt is looking forward to visiting Arthur Hamilton Lee while in England. If Roosevelt visits in the fall he would be pleased to visit Lee’s hunting lodge, and he details his experiences in deer stalking and fox hunting. Roosevelt agrees with Lee on international athletics and finds that such competition often ends in an unhealthy bitterness. Roosevelt will read The Quarterly, in particular the article on Germany, and he has things to say to Lee in person rather than on paper.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-17

President Roosevelt asks Lyman Abbott to tell his son, Lawrence F. Abbott, that he will write to him soon. Roosevelt will show Abbott’s letter to William H. Taft because he would like to discuss the matter with him before he answers. He also sends Abbott a letter from George Otto Trevelyan that he thinks will interest Abbott.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-11