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Theodore Roosevelt thanks his sister for her letter and enclosures. He informs her of his travel plans for the next month and makes plans to see her when he returns.
1918-05-23
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to say how proud he is Kermit was awarded the British war cross. He also talks of receiving an honorary degree at Trinity College with his friend Russell J. Coles and how glad he is to have finished his western speaking trip. He closes with a story about some dinner guests.
1918-06-20
President Roosevelt is sorry he cannot attend the inauguration of Reverend Flavel Sweeten Luther as president of Trinity College.
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1904-10-17
William Loeb tells Edgar Francis Waterman that he is sending a personal reply from the President, regarding the invitation to the inauguration of Dr. Flavel Sweeten Luther as president of Trinity College.
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1904-10-17
Douglas Robinson, President Roosevelt’s brother-in-law, writes to him about his old friend and former classmate, William Robinson Blair. When Judge Buffington is promoted to the United States Court of Appeals, Robinson thinks Blair would be a good candidate to fill his vacated position on the United States District Court. Robinson also mentions that many people have been telling him that it might be necessary for Roosevelt to run for reelection in 1908.
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1906-09-12
Theodore Roosevelt sends Flavel Sweeten Luther, President of Trinity College, a letter he received from Russell J. Coles. Roosevelt has great respect for Coles, a great naturalist regarding sharks and other fish, and wonders if it would be possible for Trinity College to award him an honorary degree as Doctor of Science.
1917-06-07
Theodore Roosevelt calls William S. Cogswell’s attention to Russell J. Coles, whose name has been suggested for an honorary degree by Trinity College. Roosevelt is interested in Coles’s past work in the field of ichthyology, and tells Cogswell about his current investigation into whether sharks and rays can be possible food sources. Roosevelt hopes Cogswell can endorse Coles’s nomination for an honorary degree.
1917-09-12
Theodore Roosevelt stands with Russell J. Coles. Both are dressed in commencement ceremony regalia, having received honorary degrees from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. The picture’s verso states that this is Roosevelt’s personal copy of the photograph, and that it was presented by his son, Archibald Roosevelt, to Murray H. Coggeshall, a graduate of Trinity, in 1947.
1918-06-17
Theodore Roosevelt responds to an invitation from Trinity College President Flavel Sweeten Luther to receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Science. Roosevelt says he usually does not accept such invitations, but he agrees to accept this one, as long as his friend Russell J. Coles is awarded an honorary degree at the same time.
1917-11-14
Theodore Roosevelt stands with Russell J. Coles. Both are dressed in commencement ceremony regalia, having received honorary degrees from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1918-06-17
Theodore Roosevelt asks to stay at Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s home over a weekend while he delivers a pre-commencement address and accepts a degree at Trinity College. He also requests that Cowles invite Mr. and Mrs. Leicester Warren to lunch while he will be there.
1918-05-05
Joseph Buffington requests Attorney General Knox’s opinion concerning James Russell Parsons, whom he is considering for President of Trinity College.
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1904-01-02
Joseph Buffington requests President Roosevelt’s opinion concerning James Russell Parsons, whom he is considering for President of Trinity College.
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1904-01-02