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President Roosevelt informs Representative Diekema that he has received a copy of the petition to establish a Dutch Chair at the University of Chicago, which already has around six hundred signatures. He supports the petition and sincerely hopes the position will be created.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-21
Russell Stringer asks Theodore Roosevelt for a letter of reference for a leadership position at the University of Chicago, and explains how they crossed paths back in 1905 at the White House when Stringer was a pager for the House of Representatives.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary explains to Willem Johannes Leyds that Roosevelt does not know anything about the matter and directs him to contact the University of Chicago.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-30
President Roosevelt writes to Harry Pratt Judson that he wishes he could be at the University of Chicago in person to congratulate professor A. A. Michelson for the Nobel Prize and the Copley Medal of the Royal Society of Great Britain. Michelson’s scholarship is exactly the kind of work that America needs more of.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-31
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1892 to December 1898. Notable events include the death of Elliott Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt is appointed New York City Police Commissioner, his tenure as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, the Spanish-American War, and Roosevelt’s gubernatorial campaign.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
William Harper encloses a draft of a statement Theodore Roosevelt will deliver at the University of Chicago’s Fiftieth convocation honoring German contributions to scholarship.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-14
President Roosevelt emphasizes points made by Harry Pratt Judson (earlier that day) on the foundation for greatness and the importance of universities. He also speaks about “the aim of the production of citizenship” and morality. Roosevelt also remarks on the win of 1876, the Civil War, Lincoln, and ordinary men.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-02
Albert Shaw forwards clippings from the Chicago Tribune that were sent to him by Professor Judson. These clippings show the Chicago Tribune and Judson’s views on the Roosevelt Administration. Judson is a big supporter of President Roosevelt and his administration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-21