Letter from Paul Ziertmann to Theodore Roosevelt
Paul Ziertmann would like to meet Theodore Roosevelt; he has a letter from Benjamin Ide Wheeler.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-16
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Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph R. Knowland
President Roosevelt explains to Representative Knowland that he can not support the appointment of Charles E. Thomas for Postmaster of Berkeley after hearing from Benjamin Ide Wheeler. Knowland had stated that Thomas resigned from a position after being promised the appointment, but this is impossible, as only Roosevelt can make appointments. Roosevelt has chosen to appoint Clarence S. Merrill, in light of the inadequacy of the postmaster who is being removed.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-03
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George C. Perkins and Frank P. Flint
President Roosevelt informs California Senators Perkins and Flint that he cannot appoint Charles E. Thomas as postmaster in light of the “emphatic protest” of those connected to the University of California, especially President Benjamin Ide Wheeler.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-29
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Letter from Arthur I. Vorys to William Loeb
Arthur I. Vorys includes information from Judge Henry A. Melvin in Alameda County, California about the appointment of Charles E. Thomas as postmaster of Berkeley as well as the impact the appointment could have on the candidacy of Secretary of War William H. Taft. Melvin believes that President Roosevelt should not appoint someone else as postmaster because it would be a “serious blow” to major political leaders there.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-11
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Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt
Secretary of War Taft encloses a letter from Bernard Moses regarding the appointment of Charles E. Thomas as postmaster of Berkeley, California. Thomas is supported by the five judges of Alameda County, California, as well as the Senators and Representatives of California. Benjamin Ide Wheeler does not want Thomas to be appointed, but Taft notes that he is “given to politics” and may just be exploiting his influence with President Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-11
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Letter from William Loeb to William Cary Sanger
William Loeb informs William Cary Sanger that President Roosevelt would like him to communicate with Benjamin Ide Wheeler regarding possible vacancies in the Philippine Commission and to see if Bernard Moses can be brought back.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-08-20
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Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Paul Ziertmann
Theodore Roosevelt received Paul Ziertmann’s letter and introduction from Benjamin Ide Wheeler. Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary invites him to visit Roosevelt at his office next Friday.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-19
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William G. Taylor
Theodore Roosevelt does not believe that the wars in France had anything to do with the decline in the French birthrate, as William G. Taylor suggests. Roosevelt points to the fact that the French population increased during the Napoleonic Wars. Roosevelt cites the belief of President Wheeler of the University of California that nations with low birthrates lose their ability to successfully fight wars.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-04-21
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Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Grinnell
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Joseph Grinnell that Theodore Roosevelt wants to visit the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and asks him to arrange it with Benjamin Ide Wheeler.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-02-27
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Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Edith Lee Conde
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary suggests that Edith Lee Conde contact Governor Johnson or University of California President Benjamin Ide Wheeler regarding Roosevelt’s arrangements while in California.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-02-14
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hiram Johnson
Theodore Roosevelt agrees to deliver two speeches in California, one in Los Angeles and one in San Francisco.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-01-31
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to A. Wesley Mell
Theodore Roosevelt suggests contacting President Wheeler to see if one of the lectures Roosevelt will give at the University of California could be arranged for the occasion with the Bible as the subject.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-01-10
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas R. Buntington
Theodore Roosevelt gladly accepts Thomas W. Buntington’s invitation to dinner at the Harvard Club in San Francisco, California. He instructs him to contact Benjamin Ide Wheeler about scheduling.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1910-09-19
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Muir
Theodore Roosevelt looks at issues related to Hetch Hetchy Valley, California. He will consider the options that John Muir presented: damming Lake Eleanor and letting San Francisco get water from the Tuolumne tributaries.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-04-27
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nicholas Murray Butler
President Roosevelt tells Columbia University President Butler that he is glad that Benjamin Ide Wheeler is going to be the next professor. Roosevelt notes that Yale President Arthur Twining Hadley has “suffered somewhat” because he has not gotten a personal letter from him this year. Roosevelt asks Butler to tell Wheeler to remind him about it.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-04-05
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Beekman Winthrop
President Roosevelt informs Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Winthrop that he is impressed by Edwin Grant Dexter and is in favor of selecting him as the commissioner of education for Puerto Rico. Roosevelt urges Winthrop to consult with different university presidents before he commits to his decision.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-06-08
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit about the funeral of former President McKinley’s widow Ida McKinley. He then describes his trip on the train out west as he passed through Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Michigan. Roosevelt closes by saying he needs to talk to Kermit about his hunting trip.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-06-01
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Ryan
President Roosevelt believes that Frank A. Miller, owner of a successful hotel in Riverside, California, should be granted a lease for a new hotel in Yosemite National Park, and supplies many letters of reference. Roosevelt tells Assistant Secretary of the Interior Ryan that the rail lines to the park will soon reach completion, and the and the increase in park visitors this will bring necessitates a hotel.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-06
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nicholas Murray Butler
President Roosevelt tells Columbia University President Butler that as soon as William Torrey Harris, United States Commissioner of Education, announces that he is retiring, Roosevelt will announce that Elmer Ellsworth Brown will be his replacement. He will write to Harris along the lines that Butler suggested.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-06-17
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nicholas Murray Butler
President Roosevelt does not need any more endorsements to convince him to appoint Elmer Ellsworth Brown as United States Commissioner of Education, but asks Columbia University President Butler to tell University of California President Benjamin Ide Wheeler to secure the support of the two Senators from California. As soon as current United States Commissioner of Education William Torrey Harris resigns, Roosevelt will appoint Brown. He asks Butler to tell Brown to come visit Washington, D.C., as Roosevelt wishes to speak with him.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-06-09