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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson

Theodore Roosevelt thanks his sister for her letter and poem. He has learned that Theodore Roosevelt and Archibald Roosevelt have landed in France, Kermit Roosevelt has been offered a position with the British army in Mesopotamia, and Quentin Roosevelt passed his flying corps examinations. Ethel Roosevelt Derby’s husband, Richard Derby, is also eager to be involved with the war, and Eleanor Butler Roosevelt will soon leave for France to do work with the Y.M.C.A.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-07-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to D. W. Smith

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to D. W. Smith

Theodore Roosevelt discusses plans to visit Reno, Nevada on a trip through San Francisco, California, Portland, Oregon, and Oakland, California. Roosevelt sends congratulations to Senator Flanagan for his participation in the erection of a new Y.M.C.A building and expresses interest in “progressive Christianity,” which would establish Catholics and Protestants as ethically equal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John F. Stevens

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John F. Stevens

President Roosevelt introduces John F. Stevens, Chief Engineer of the Isthmian Canal Commission, to A. Bruce Minear of the Young Men’s Christian Association. Minear will be traveling to Panama to organize Y. M. C. A. work there, which Roosevelt believes would be a positive addition to the region. He asks Stevens to help Minear organize space and equipment to allow his work to flourish.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Lyman Abbott to John R. Mott

Letter from Lyman Abbott to John R. Mott

After visiting the military academies at Annapolis and West Point, Lyman Abbott lists his views on the religious buildings and services available to students. He believes the Young Men’s Christian Association should have a house on West Point’s campus for voluntary religious work and would like Congress to give the academies money to pay for these resources. He wishes for Mott to pass his thoughts on to whoever at the association could be made aware of this.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-01

Creator(s)

Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922