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Scrapbook of materials related to Theodore Roosevelt’s life between 1876 and 1881, including his time at Harvard University and the 1881 New York state election, specifically focused on the New York State Assembly.
1876-1881
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary tells Endicott Peabody that Roosevelt will arrive at Worcester, Massachusetts, on November 29 by train. Charles G. Washburn will then drive Roosevelt to Groton.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-25
Theodore Roosevelt is frustrated that Frederick Clement Stevens wrote a letter saying Roosevelt would support Senator Elihu Root if he were nominated by the Republican Party. Roosevelt is not sure how Stevens got that impression from their breakfast together in Saint Paul. He will not commit anytime soon to supporting anyone.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-10-16
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Henry Cabot Lodge in response to a previous letter from Lodge. Roosevelt mentions the value of Lodge’s memoirs and continues by suggesting to have dinner at a later date.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-03-12
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1871 to December 1878. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s trip to Europe and Egypt, Roosevelt’s entrance to Harvard, the death of Theodore “Thee” Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s trip to Maine, and Roosevelt meeting Alice Hathaway Lee.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
In his material culture of Theodore Roosevelt column, Gregory A. Wynn highlights a rare letter from Roosevelt which has an unusual ending: Roosevelt signs the letter as “Teddy R.” Wynn notes that Roosevelt rarely used this term to refer to himself, noting that less than a dozen such letters exist. Wynn thanks the Theodore Roosevelt Center for helping to identify these letters, and he mentions that he and many other Roosevelt scholars share the aversion to referring to Roosevelt as “Teddy.” Illustrations of the letter and its envelope accompany the text.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2015
Wallace Finley Dailey, curator of the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University, recreates an exhibit on Theodore Roosevelt’s involvement with Harvard from his days as a student to his work as an overseer. The exhibit was displayed at Harvard in 1977, 1980, 1996, 2005, and 2012. The exhibit in article form consists of twenty-five photographs, including thirteen of Roosevelt, and numerous documents including letters, certificates, diary and notebook entries, and publications by and about Roosevelt. The accompanying text identifies each photograph and document, noting its source and providing context.
Wallace Finley Dailey, Curator of the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University, describes in detail two exhibits of Theodore Roosevelt material on display in the Theodore Roosevelt Gallery in the Nathan Marsh Pusey Library in 1977. One exhibit covers Roosevelt’s long relationship with Harvard University from his undergraduate student years to his death. The other explores Roosevelt’s relationship with his daughter Ethel Roosevelt Derby. In both exhibit summaries, Dailey quotes extensively from Roosevelt’s letters and speeches and provides descriptions of the photographs used in the exhibits.
Three photographs and one illustration accompany the article. One photograph shows Dailey examining the exhibit display cases. Another shows Roosevelt with a group of his Harvard classmates, and one shows Derby at the White House in 1902. The illustration is a drawing by Roosevelt’s classmate, Charles G. Washburn, that depicts a monument detailing Roosevelt’s many activities at Harvard.
Theodore Roosevelt hopes that Martha Bulloch Roosevelt is feeling better and inquires what winter clothing he has in New York. He describes the men in the photograph for Corinne Roosevelt; they include G. Gorham Peters, Charles G. Washburn, and Charles Ware. Roosevelt’s horse is in “beautiful trim” if a bit shaggy looking. Roosevelt has been riding often to Chestnut Hill and visited Jamaica Plain with Christopher Minot Weld.
1879-04-27