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Theodore Roosevelt writes to Senator Wainwright and asks him to write on behalf of General Barry regarding the enclosed papers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-14
President Roosevelt tells Donald W. Fraser that he will need to brush up on his spelling if he is to get into West Point.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-01
President Roosevelt asks General Boynton if he knows of the Navy and Critic which has published an article by Alexander S. Bacon, a supposed colonel and West Pointer, that attacks Frederick Funston, Leonard Wood, and Roosevelt. Roosevelt asks if it is worthwhile for Boynton to send his pamphlet to “responsible” service journals.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-01
President Roosevelt informs Secretary of War Taft that he was honored to serve with Captain George L. Byram at the Battle of Santiago. Roosevelt now wishes to consider Byram for General C. G. Treat’s position at West Point if it is not too egregious, but would be open to considering him for other more legitimate positions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-03
Eliza A. Lawton requests Theodore Roosevelt’s assistance in remedying an error made on her father’s memorial that excludes her from his list of daughters. Roosevelt approved the volley of shots fired at General Robert Anderson’s memorial services at West Point, so Lawton hopes he will be of assistance in changing the inscription when all other options have failed her.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-31
William Lord writes to George W. Boyd asking him to help his son, Edward Clark Lord, obtain admission to the Naval Academy or West Point.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-08
The Roosevelt Bears wear a military uniform and play drums as they march at West Point.
1907
West Point cadets showing Purchase Monument and Festival Hall at the World’s Fair in St. Louis.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904
Oswald Garrison Villard writes to President Roosevelt to discuss the privacy of his remarks regarding General Leonard Wood. He praises General Albert Leopold Mills for his service as Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, and he praises Roosevelt’s position on labor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-27