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Letter from Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt

Endicott Peabody, founder of the Groton School, introduces Edward C. Carter, a Harvard alumnus who has been doing missionary work for the YMCA in India. Carter and Logan Herbert Roots, another Harvard alumnus who is a missionary in China, have a plan to increase the number of Harvard men doing missionary work. Carter and Roots would like President Roosevelt to lend his name to the advisory council.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-06

The Great White Fleet, 1907-1909

James Buckheit provides a concise history of the voyage of the Great White Fleet from 1907 to 1909. He looks at President Roosevelt’s reasons for assembling and sending the Fleet with an emphasis on its visit to Japan. He notes the foreign policy achievements that stemmed from the Fleet’s trip, and he also describes the recruiting efforts the United States Navy undertook before the cruise to fill its ranks.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1976

Plea for Jews and Catholics

A reprint of John E. White’s sermon on the Young Men’s Christian Association’s relation to Jews and Catholics. He calls for inclusivity, declaring the institution “is avowedly without ecclesiastical character.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-17

Dr. White on the Y.M.C.A.

Agreeing with Theodore Roosevelt, John E. White appeals to revise the Young Men’s Christian Association’s policy of allowing Jews, Catholics, and non-Protestant sects to contribute and hold a membership but denies them participation in the institution’s active management.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-17

Letter from William Loeb to Henry B. F. Macfarland

On behalf of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, William Loeb informs Henry B. F. Macfarland that she would be pleased to renew her subscription to supporting the work of the international young Men’s Christian Associations, and encloses a $5 check for that purpose.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-02

Letter from Adna Romanza Chaffee to William H. Taft

Army Chief of Staff Chaffee writes to Secretary of War Taft about adjunct duties assigned to military chaplains. Chaffee indicates that although chaplains generally do not mind if they are assigned additional duties, the regulations will be amended prohibiting their employment in positions other than dealing with the spiritual needs of military personnel. He also states that there have been concerns expressed about the Young Men’s Christian Association participating in the management of exchange buildings.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-03-23

Letter from H. A. Maxwell to Theodore Roosevelt

H. A. Maxwell writes a note of condolence to Theodore Roosevelt after the death of his son Quentin Roosevelt. Maxwell met Quentin at the Issoudun aviation camp where Quentin was a “Y man,” and Maxwell shares a few fond anecdotes relating his good character. Maxwell did not have time to visit Quentin’s grave site in France.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1918-09-13