Winslow, Cameron McRae, 1854-1932

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Truman Handy Newberry

President Roosevelt reluctantly concludes that the only course of action is the one Acting Secretary of the Navy Newberry outlines in his previous letter. Had the officials listened to the younger officers, Roosevelt feels the Utah and Florida would be more formidable. He regards “it as a mistake not to consult at length the best of the younger officers.” Captain Cameron McRae Winslow submitted a letter on the necessity of greater armor protection, which Roosevelt hopes Newberry will consider.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-28

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles

President Roosevelt finds Rear Admiral Cowles’s message interesting and important. While unable to express his opinion on the subject, Roosevelt believes it will revolutionize naval warfare. He wants Cowles to discuss it with Captain Cameron McRae Winslow in connection with plans for new battleships.

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1908-08-25

Letter from William Sowden Sims to Theodore Roosevelt

William Sowden Sims wrote a paper about future naval tactics for an entire fleet of ships and shares his conclusions with Theodore Roosevelt, as well as enclosing the paper. Sims believes many modifications will be needed for future naval actions, listing them for Roosevelt, whom he thinks they will interest.

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Creation Date

1911-10-05

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Truman Handy Newberry

President Roosevelt says that Assistant Secretary of the Navy Newberry should send the plans for the North Dakota type ships to the fleet officers to consider. Roosevelt approves of Newberry’s suggestion of sending officers who have had battleship experience for temporary duty at the War College, as they can then be consulted with more easily. Roosevelt would particularly like to gain the benefit of Cameron McRae Winslow’s experience.

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1908-07-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Truman Handy Newberry

President Roosevelt asks Acting Secretary of the Navy Newberry to send him reports from seagoing officers in addition to reports from W. L. Capps and the Bureau of Construction. While Roosevelt was convinced that William Sowden Sims, Albert L. Key, and Cameron McRae Winslow exaggerated the defects of battleships, Roosevelt is worried that there may still be some merit to their complaints.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles

President Roosevelt informs Captain William S. Cowles that he arranged for Cowles to continue as Chief of the Bureau of Equipment until the end of Roosevelt’s term. Roosevelt is happy to hear that Cowles was one of those invited to represent the United States Navy at the Québec celebration, and hopes he will attend. Roosevelt adds the he spoke to Secretary of War William H. Taft about Cowles’ career after Roosevelt leaves office.

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Creation Date

1908-06-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Daniel Bartlett Sargent

President Roosevelt realized after reading the pamphlet that Daniel Bartlett Sargent fought on the Kearsarge in the Civil War. He notes that his uncle, James Dunwody Bulloch, fought on the Alabama, and that his former naval aide, Cameron McRae Winslow, is a nephew of John Ancrum Winslow, who commanded the Kearsarge.

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Creation Date

1908-04-06

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert L. Key

President Roosevelt has read Lieutenant Commander Key’s reports with interest and thinks that Key, Cameron McRae Winslow, and William Sowden Sims have served well by calling attention to defects in the naval administration of the United States. In spite of this, however, Roosevelt thinks that some of the criticisms have been exaggerated and that the solutions Key has proposed may not work as well as he thinks. Roosevelt discusses the placement of armor belts on ships as one example of this. He also speaks about a proposed shift within the Navy that will give line officers more authority than they currently have and says that the suggested balance will actually accomplish very little and that what is required is more along the lines of a change in staff.

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Creation Date

1908-03-26

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Willard H. Brownson

President Roosevelt accepts Willard H. Brownson’s resignation from the position of Chief of the Bureau of Navigation and instructs him to turn over his office to his assistant, Rear Admiral Cameron McRae Winslow.

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Creation Date

1907-12-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Albert Converse

President Roosevelt asks Rear Admiral Converse if it would be possible for younger men–at minimum the commanders–to take part in battle exercises. He would also like Cameron McRae Winslow to receive command of a separate squadron.

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Creation Date

1907-03-27

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Paul Morton

President Roosevelt requests that Secretary of the Navy Morton review William Sowden Sims’ letter regarding defects on the battleships.

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1904-09-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

President Roosevelt sends Secretary of the Navy Moody information about torpedo boats. He would like the information, which was written by Commander Winslow, referred to Captain Converse. He wants the two of them to report back to him about what should be done in regards to torpedo boat construction.

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Creation Date

1904-09-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Dersch and Frederick W. Hotz

President Roosevelt assures the president and secretary of the organization of the General Slocum survivors that he is establishing a commission to investigate the explosion on the ship.

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1904-08-31

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

President Roosevelt would like Cameron Winslow as his naval attache when he goes aboard Gaulois, a French warship.

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1902-05-22

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Wirt Kimball

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs William Wirt Kimball that he thinks he can have Cameron McRae Winslow put on the USS Dupont. Speaking confidentially, Roosevelt cautions Kimball about having representatives of the World or the New York Journal on board as they want sensational stories.

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Creation Date

1897-09-18

Letter from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt

Anna Roosevelt Cowles now realizes what Theodore Roosevelt went through and accomplished since returning from his Western trip. Her family has settled again in New England, and William Sheffield Cowles is enjoying 8th grade at a public school. She gets many letters about Roosevelt and sends one from a young woman with health issues who wrote a story about Indians in the Grand Canyon. Cowles reports that Joseph W. Alsop’s nomination was successful. She admonishes Roosevelt not to respond as she knows he is busy.

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1910-10-02

Letter from Albert L. Key to Theodore Roosevelt

Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson has read the papers President Roosevelt asked Albert L. Key to show him and is in favor of Roosevelt’s special message. He has some suggestions if Roosevelt will meet with him. Key has heard that Admiral George Albert Converse is basing his report on misleading data from the Bureau of Ordnance and the Bureau of Construction and Repair. Roosevelt was right to talk to Captain Cameron McRae Winslow before acting on the report. Thankfully, the facts will quickly be discovered after the report is submitted.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-02

Letter from Victor Howard Metcalf to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Navy Metcalf informs President Roosevelt that the torpedo boat destroyers recently ordered by the Navy are not as fast as some foreign vessels, but that speed was sacrificed for other qualities deemed more important. The Board on Construction emphasized the importance of seaworthiness, sea endurance, coal efficiency, and ability to maintain speed. Metcalf warns that the high trial-trip speeds reported by other vessels are usually achieved at the expense of other vital qualities.

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Creation Date

1907-09-26

Letter from George Albert Converse to William Loeb

George Albert Converse forwards a memorandum relating to a paper of Commander Cameron McRae Winslow to William Loeb in accordance with the request of President Roosevelt.

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Creation Date

1904-10-19

Memorandum by George Albert Converse

George Albert Converse, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, issues a memorandum responding to a prior memorandum by Commander Cameron McRae Winslow. While Converse agrees with the conclusions Winslow makes, he takes issue with several comments concerning the design of warships and alleging that line officers who would actually be captaining the ships had not been consulted in their design. Converse defends the method of designing ships upon the recommendations of the General Board, and does not believe it is necessary for Congress to intervene in the process, as the greater amount of time required for the process would exacerbate the danger of beginning construction on ships that are immediately outdated.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-19