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President Roosevelt is glad to hear from Harvard professor Albert Bushnell Hart and thinks, “with the young Turk element in power we can fix that college business.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-01
President Roosevelt finds it a great comfort that his elder son, Kermit Roosevelt, is caring for his younger son, Archibald B. Roosevelt, while they are away at school. President Roosevelt gives Kermit advice on what he should do upon graduating. He believes it would only help Kermit to attend Harvard College for three years, and that going immediately into a career would not be beneficial because he is still young and inexperienced. Roosevelt encourages Kermit to seek advice from others, but emphasizes that college will help him mature and will benefit him in the long-run.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-24
Lloyd C. Douglas writes to Theodore Roosevelt about a series of lectures John R. Mott is soon to give about spiritual life to students at the University of Illinois. Douglas is writing well-known men who know Mott’s work and soliciting brief letters of appreciation for him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-14
Bernard J. Cigrand mentions to Theodore Roosevelt the Roosevelt coat of arms as well as an etching of Roosevelt he recently mailed him. Cigrand is sending him an article about U.S. presidents’ participation in fraternal organizations, since Cigrand is a member himself, and asks Roosevelt to point out anything that needs changing (William Howard Taft has already done so himself).
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-14
Harvey L. Simmonds asks Theodore Roosevelt to support Fisk University by recommending it to potential donors, speaking to influential philanthropists, and visiting the school to address the students.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-12
In this article excerpt, Thomas Nelson Page discusses the role Thomas Jefferson played in establishing the University of Virginia. Jefferson’s quest to discover more knowledge compelled him to purchase the Louisiana Territory as well as build a university.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905
The sun, wearing a football helmet, beams rays onto a football-shaped planet that shows a stadium with fans in the grandstands and a football game in progress. In the background is the outline of a young woman’s head looking on.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-11-14
Freshmen college students are being tested for “Beer Capacity,” on the “Cigarette Tester,” and the “Rah Rah Recorder” at “Sis Boom University.” Caption: The freshmen are taking their entrance exams.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1906-09-19
A young man with a “B.A.” diploma in his pocket leaves various sports equipment on the ground behind him as he strides forward into a bright future. The world, in the shape of a globe, appears at his fingertips. Caption: Commencement Day, 1904.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-06-08
In an urban setting, many men wearing the cap and gown of college graduates are performing a variety of manual labor occupations. Caption: Sixty-eight million dollars were give for colleges last year; – if the mania for college education continues we may soon expect the above state of affairs.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902-01-22
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary tells David D. Harris it would be unwise for Roosevelt to give any advice since he does not know enough about the situation. He suggests Harris talks to the administration of the school he will attend for help instead.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-17
Theodore Roosevelt apologizes for his ignorance in failing to mention liberal arts colleges such as Haverford and Williams in his recent editorial. He comments on Amherst’s differences from these institutions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-27
Theodore Roosevelt suggests that Albert T. Sinclair contact Professor Thomas R. Lounsbury at Yale and other college presidents for the answer to his question.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-17
Theodore Roosevelt declines the professor’s request to use his name in connection with a university. Roosevelt does not believe that such should be done unless he had the time to devote to the university’s success.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-11-29
Theodore Roosevelt refers to the value of reformers in society and the work of Charles McCarthy in Wisconsin. Roosevelt agrees with McCarthy on the “absurb (sic) attitude of so many of our universities.” Roosevelt has been asked to write about the topic in public, but did not give agreement to that request.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-01-27
Theodore Roosevelt believes this is a case (regarding military preparedness) where Harvard has to help Columbia. George W. Perkins is just trying to retain men now.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1914-12-17
Theodore Roosevelt declines an invitation to speak at Rutgers College.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1914-12-12
President Roosevelt shared Robert Underwood Johnson’s indignation at Columbia College’s acceptance of money “for such a purpose from such a knave,” (Joseph Pulitzer had recently proposed the creation of a school of journalism at Columbia College). Roosevelt tells Johnson that he was extremely doubtful about the Hetch Hetchy matter, but ultimately decided he had to stand behind the judgement of Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield and Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-17
President Roosevelt thanks Lawrence F. Abbott for sending him proofs of the articles that he has written. He will send Abbott two more articles to review. Roosevelt would appreciate if the offices of The Outlook would handle his mail while he is on safari in Africa, as he does not wish to answer letters while he is there. Roosevelt is glad that Abbott likes what he wrote about Delavan Smith, William MacKay Laffan, “and company,” and comments on the strangeness of journalism and colleges of journalism.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-08
President Roosevelt explains to Albert Bushnell Hart that he took the stand he did regarding the Constantinople matter because Secretary of State Root informed him that James L. Barton and Mary Mills Patrick had misrepresented the facts. Roosevelt explains what he now believes the facts of the matter to be, as Hart is as mistaken as Roosevelt was.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-16