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President Roosevelt asks William Allen White to tell the representatives of Kansas State University and Missouri State University that he has not made any positive promise at this point. Roosevelt hopes to make a short western trip in June 1907 and visit several universities but cannot say for certain that he will be able to do so.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-01
President Roosevelt tells President Murlin of Baker University that it will not be possible for him to speak at two universities in one state. If he is able to go to the West at all, he is already planning to speak to the Universities of Kansas and Missouri.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-02-03
President Roosevelt enjoyed meeting with Walter Williams’s committee and plans on making every effort to visit the University of Missouri in 1907.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-30
Walter Williams asks Theodore Roosevelt to give the opening address of Journalism Week at the University of Missouri on May 6, 1912. With the large audience of students, teachers, and journalists, it will be an opportunity for public service.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-09
Professor of Sociology at the University of Missouri Ellwood attests to alum Toda Cho’s high character and “heartily commends him” as he furthers his studies of social conditions and institutions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-28
Walter Williams again invites Theodore Roosevelt to speak during “Journalism Week” at the University of Missouri.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-21
The University of Missouri would like to award President Roosevelt an honorary degree during its next commencement on June 4, 1902.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-16
Richard Henry Jesse asks Senator Cockrell to add his own letter to an offer for President Roosevelt to receive an honorary degree from the University of Missouri.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-16