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Earl N. Hale is writing to prominent Christian men asking them to write a letter showing the value of bible study to boys and young men. He hopes Theodore Roosevelt will participate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-09
Frank A. Wesley asks Theodore Roosevelt to send a letter endorsing a new course on salesmanship being offered by the Young Men’s Christian Association of Pittsburgh.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-06
Bertram Arthur Shuman, the Secretary of Y.M.C.A of Buenos Aires, tries to arrange a visit with Theodore Roosevelt while he is in the country.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1913-11-05
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains to T. L. Clear that, due to the thousands of invitations he receives, Roosevelt is unable to accept Clear’s invitation to speak at the Y.M.C.A.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-05-06
Theodore Roosevelt agrees with Helen Thomas Flint regarding Unitarians and the Young Men’s Christian Association. He hopes his efforts will accomplish good results.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-18
Theodore Roosevelt sends Charles Phillips his letter to Dodge, in “strict confidence.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-07
Although he wishes he could come, Theodore Roosevelt declines an invitation from Eldon B. Keith, via Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, to address the citizens of Brockton County under the auspices of the Young Men’s Christian Association.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-21
Frank Harper suggests that Benjamin A. Fowler contact the local committee regarding Theodore Roosevelt’s Phoenix, Arizona, itinerary.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-18
Theodore Roosevelt declines an invitation from M. G. Buckner.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-13
President Roosevelt wishes that he were not too busy to do as Clarence H. Robertson, who works with the Young Men’s Christian Association in China, suggests. He believes “deeply” in the work Robertson and his colleagues are doing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-05
President Roosevelt is gratified by the voting result in Mound Bayou, Mississippi. He would like to see Charles Banks or another prominent citizen of Mound Bayou to discuss what has been accomplished there. He would like to contrast any future mention of the Brownsville Affair with counterexamples of Mound Bayou, the Tuskegee Institute, and the “colored” YMCA in Washington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-07
President Roosevelt is encouraged by Booker T. Washington’s letter. Roosevelt also mentions that he is “exceedingly interested” in having a “colored” YMCA building in Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-22
President Roosevelt is glad to hear that Lyman L. Pierce will be traveling to Australasia on behalf of the Young Men’s Christian Association. Roosevelt knows of the good work the YMCA has done in the United States and is glad it will be expanded to other parts of the world.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-11
President Roosevelt praises William B. Pettus for his upcoming work in China and Korea and mentions his support for the Young Men’s and Young Women’s Christian Associations. Roosevelt encloses a letter from the Department of State introducing Pettus to representatives of the United States abroad.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-07
President Roosevelt received the beautiful books from David Decamp Thompson. He comments on his observations of the connections between labor problems and churches and those of Young Men’s Christian Association movements and railroads.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-23
Andrew V. Henry writes in support of subsidies for American shipping. He argues that the United States does not have an adequate merchant marine force and that the economy is losing out on the benefits of reduced freight rates. Other article topics include the banning of indecent theater posters in New York, David J. Brewer’s recent commencement speech, a poem by Minna Irving, and details of the bribery charges against Frank J. Gethro.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-31
On behalf of The Young Men’s Christian Association of Atlantic City, New Jersey, Albert T. Bell invites Theodore Roosevelt to speak to the members during one of their Sunday meetings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-13
H. S. Hammond requests Theodore Roosevelt gift the Young Men’s Christian Association of the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts a large, autographed portrait to hang in the association’s reading room.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-10
C. M. Mayne invites Theodore Roosevelt to speak at the dedication ceremony of the new Young Men’s Christian Association building in Gary, Indiana. Roosevelt can select the day, and his travel expenses will be covered.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-01
L. E. Hamlet asks Theodore Roosevelt if he would be willing to deliver an address to the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) to commemorate the completion of a new YMCA building in Charleston, West Virginia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-31