Wisconsin--Madison

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

President Roosevelt asks Ted Roosevelt to keep him updated on his job, and says the papers will soon give up discussing him. The enclosed letter to Ted, with its offer of a job selling cravats to students in Madison, Wisconsin, is delightful and amusing. Although Roosevelt’s leg has been mostly keeping him inside, he has been too busy to go out much anyway.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-02

Letter from Paul V. Collins to Theodore Roosevelt

Paul V. Collins hopes to visit Theodore Roosevelt in New York sometime in the fall or winter. He will be speaking at the State Grange meeting at the Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota, and at the First National Conference on Social Center Development with the Extension Division of the University of Wisconsin. He doesn’t believe that the current administration realizes how Northwestern farmers are feeling and mentions that papers are not discussing the issue. He did recently read a related article in the Minneapolis Tribune.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-21

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Clara Brandt

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary tells Clara Brandt that he explained to Roosevelt the reason for her call, but he passes on his regrets that he is unable to help. He recommends writing to Wisconsin Governor Chase S. Osborn, as Osborn “is doing excellent work in that State and….if there is anything wrong regarding the carrying of the institution you mention that he would have an inquiry made and the whole thing put right.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-01

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to John Nolen

On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks the landscape architect John Nolen for sending a report on the improvement of Madison, Wisconsin.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-31

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jingchun Wang

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Jingchun Wang for the letter and the copy of the resolutions. He enjoyed meeting the Chinese students in Madison.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt

President Roosevelt states that while writing The Winning of the West, he studied in the archives of the University of Wisconsin, and spoke to the students there several times. Roosevelt attests to the cordiality and courtesy he received from the faculty and students while he was there.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-29

Letter from Herman Geschke to William H. Taft

Herman Geschke sends a rambling, profane letter to William H. Taft accusing him, Theodore Roosevelt, and Robert M. La Follette of conspiring to murder him to conceal his “six year wrongful impressment.” According to the letter, Geschke was warned by the Madison, Wisconsin, chief of police not to send Taft more letters full of “insanity,” but Geschke was not arrested as threatened.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-18

A School of Citizenship

A Chicago Tribune editorial expresses the opinion that average men should be more excited by and engaged in politics in order to strengthen modern democratic society, emphasizing the importance of community town hall gatherings.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-15

Letter from John Nolen to Theodore Roosevelt

After reading Theodore Roosevelt’s tribute to Wisconsin in The Outlook, John Nolen sends along a recent report on the improvement of Madison, Wisconsin. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-27

Letter from John R. Commons to Theodore Roosevelt

As requested by Assemblyman Erich C. Stern, John R. Commons sends Theodore Roosevelt a brief and copy of the Wisconsin minimum wage bill. He regrets being unable to meet Roosevelt during his visit to Madison, Wisconsin.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-25

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Charles A. Ingram

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary asks Charles A. Ingram for the transcripts of Roosevelt’s speeches while in Madison, Wisconsin. Roosevelt wants to get his comments about the recall correct. He reports that Roosevelt enjoyed the reception and meeting Ingram and Governor Francis E. McGovern.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-18

Telegram from Charles A. Ingram to Theodore Roosevelt

Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly Ingram provides an itinerary for Theodore Roosevelt’s visit to Madison, Wisconsin.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-08

Telegram from Charles A. Ingram to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles A. Ingram gives Theodore Roosevelt the departure times for the train from Madison, Wisconsin, to Chicago, Illinois.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-04

Letter from Frederic Cook Morehouse to Theodore Roosevelt

Frederic Cook Morehouse invites Theodore Roosevelt to spend Easter with his family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and then address the City Club the following day.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-03

Telegram from Charles A. Ingram to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles A. Ingram informs Theodore Roosevelt of the regular train schedule from Madison, Wisconsin, to Chicago, Illinois. A special train can be arranged if Roosevelt extends his stay in Madison. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-31

Letter from Violet Leigh to Theodore Roosevelt

Violet Leigh (pen name of Maud Phillips) has heard that Theodore Roosevelt has accepted the invitation of Charles A. Ingram, Speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly, to visit Madison, Wisconsin. She asks him to consider visiting Eau Claire, Wisconsin, as well.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-28

Letter from Charles Richard Van Hise to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles Richard Van Hise, President of the University of Wisconsin, tells Theodore Roosevelt about a telegram he just sent him, and reiterates his invitation to Roosevelt to give an address at the University of Wisconsin — Madison during his return trip east from his time on the West Coast.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-15

Telegram from Charles Richard Van Hise to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles Richard Van Hise, President of the University of Wisconsin, invites Theodore Roosevelt to address the students and faculty of the University of Wisconsin on his journey back east from his time on the West Coast.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-15

Tennessee history

In a letter to the editor, Edward P. Moses states that the Senate Committee of Education will hear Senator John Houk’s bill providing for the collection, transcription, publication, and distribution of materials relating to Tennessee history on the following Monday. He discusses how many books on history were possible because of manuscript collections.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-23

Address of President Roosevelt to the Legislature of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis, April 3, 1903

President Roosevelt congratulates Madison, Wisconsin as a “beautiful city.” He discusses the university and its relation to city government, as well as the development of athletics and character at universities. Roosevelt also speaks of his visit to the Civil War memorial.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-04-03