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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Kent

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Kent

President Roosevelt greatly enjoyed having Representative Kent visit the White House, and hopes that he had a good time. Roosevelt was surprised at Arthur Twining Hadley’s choice of John C. Spooner and J. Pierpont Morgan to receive honorary degrees from Yale University, but does not think that it will do enough damage to William H. Taft to prevent him from winning the presidential election.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-03

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

William H. Taft has received the letters that President Roosevelt forwarded from United States Representative William Kent, who he thinks is a bit of a crank. Taft was not entirely comfortable with J. Pierpont Morgan being praised at Yale’s commencement speech, but does not attach the same weight to it that Kent does, and does not think there was a conspiracy to make Taft appear as a reactionary.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-11

Letter from Joseph A. Burr to John Campbell Greenway

Letter from Joseph A. Burr to John Campbell Greenway

Joseph A. Burr and the Yale Alumni Association would like John Campbell Greenway to attend the annual meeting of the Yale Alumni Association of Brooklyn and speak about his experiences during the Spanish-American War. Governor Roosevelt has said he would attend if Greenway is present.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1899-01-17

State funeral

State funeral

The Winsted Evening Citizen includes the details of President McKinley’s state funeral in the Rotunda of the Capitol. It also gives an account of the funeral train, the arraignment of Leon Czolgosz, and how Theodore Roosevelt has asked McKinley’s secretaries to remain in office through 1904.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1901-09-18

No poison on bullets

No poison on bullets

The Winsted Evening Citizen includes analysis of the bullets from McKinley’s assassination declaring there was no poison on them, but possibly an infection. The exposition resumes and the details of “Big Jim” Parker’s heroic actions and a biography of Dr. Charles McBurney, the physician tending to McKinley, are covered in the issue.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1901-09-23

When duty calls

When duty calls

At the front doorstep of a house, a young man is headed for college. He is wearing a sweater with a large “Y” on it and is carrying a suitcase labeled “Harold Halfback Yale” and a football. His sobbing mother hands him a football helmet and shoulder-pads, and a little girl hands him a “First Aid Kit” and shin-guards. A dog standing with the mother and sister is also crying. In the background, a man sitting in a small horse-drawn carriage waits for the young man to finish his goodbyes. Caption: The Spartan Mother — Go, my boy!

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1913-09-24

The voice of Yale

The voice of Yale

Ten professors from Yale University signed a petition protesting the Roosevelt administration’s actions in Panama. A subsequent petition, signed by fifty Yale professors, supports the administration and ratification of the treaty.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-29