Young, S. B. M. (Samuel Baldwin Marks), 1840-1924

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt is sure Senator Lodge has seen his statement about Ohio Senator Joseph Benson Foraker and his letter about William Jennings Bryan. Roosevelt thinks Foraker’s situation is distressing, but corruption must be exposed. He is torn about William Randolph Hearst’s recent attitude. The amount of corruption in high places is shocking, but it has been natural for Roosevelt to fight it. Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park S. B. M. Young brought two such examples to Roosevelt’s attention, one regarding appointments tied to William McKinley’s election and one regarding the feelings of John Kean and Hamilton F. Kean about business interests.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alexander Lambert

President Roosevelt thanks Alexander Lambert for his letter, which contained the information Roosevelt was about to ask for. Roosevelt has asked Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park S. B. M. Young to remove the fountain. Roosevelt plans to give Young as much authority over the park as he can, replacing the soldiers.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Rudolph Garfield

President Roosevelt requests Secretary of the Interior Garfield personally look into the matter of the highwayman in Yellowstone National Park and its implications on future policing of the park.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft updates President Roosevelt regarding the management of the National Parks. Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park S. B. M. Young would prefer rangers to the military, and Taft agrees with him, but Congress is putting the responsibility of park management on the War Department rather than the Department of the Interior. Taft warns that he accidentally engaged in cards on a Sunday, in case the press finds out. While traveling, he saw Secretary of Commerce and Labor Oscar S. Straus, and they discussed both Japanese naturalization and immigration of Russian Jews. Taft briefly lists his upcoming speeches.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-04

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft would like to consult with General James Franklin Bell before making Arthur Paul Thayer the Assistant Professor of Languages at West Point.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-24

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Letter from George B. Cortelyou to John Hay

President Roosevelt would like to know if permission has been granted for Major General Young, Adjutant General Corbin, and General Wood to attend the German Army maneuvers.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-17

Creator(s)

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry T. Allen

Roosevelt would be glad to meet with Henry T. Allen. Regarding the Yellowstone matter, he remembers being concerned about the friction between Allen and S. B. M. Young. However, he does not recall William Loeb, Carter, or Harry W. Child speaking against Allen and the park’s management. He only refrained from interfering with any action the Department decided was necessary. Although, his “memory may be at fault.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Luke E. Wright

President Roosevelt has spoken with Alexander Lambert, who has been to Yellowstone Park and has concluded that things are going badly. General S. B. M. Young and Major Henry T. Allen do not get along and the conflict is leading to the poor state of affairs. Although he likes Allen, Roosevelt instructs Secretary of War Wright to remove Allen and all the soldiers from the park.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alfred E. Bates

President Roosevelt cannot appoint General Bates to the West Point Board of Visitors because he has already promised General Young an appointment to that board. He would guarantee Bates a position next year if he could, but he will not be in the position to make that decision.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt tells Secretary of War Taft the names of the men he is appointing to the West Point Board of Visitors.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Chauncey B. Humphrey

Although President Roosevelt verbally expressed his appreciation for Colonel Humphrey’s and Lieutenant Murphy’s work in Panama and Venezuela, he does not feel it is appropriate for him to send a letter expressing those sentiments until they have resigned.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Bourke Cockran

President Roosevelt received Representative Cockran’s letter. He does not know E. C. Waters personally, but if Major Pitcher, the former Superintendent of Yellowstone Park, thinks he should be banned, Roosevelt sides with him. However, he has sent Cockran’s information and request to acting Superintendent Sam Young.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Telegraph from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt tells Secretary of War Taft that General S. B. M. Young will become Superintendent of Yellowstone Park.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles William Eliot

President Roosevelt wishes to see President of Harvard Eliot to talk over the “many interesting points” raised in his letter. He discusses General Leonard Wood’s leadership during the Spanish American War, currents attempts to avoid intervention and occupation in Cuba, the conceit of educated men, and dealing with the “negro problem.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert B. Brown

President Roosevelt congratulates Robert B. Brown on his election as Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. He shares a humorous anecdote about General S. B. M. Young and General Adna Chaffee, showing the camaraderie that is built by the army.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Silas McBee

President Roosevelt is pleased with Editor McBee’s reaction to Roosevelt’s stance on the appeal for clemency in a recent rape case and applauds a recent article on lynching. Roosevelt also comments on an article about Judge Alton B. Parker’s odd taste in art, noting that the article reflects poorly on its author, not on Parker. He compares the Parker article to a remark made by General Young regarding his disappointment in visiting the art galleries in Europe.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Brinton McClellan Harvey

President Roosevelt defends the promotion of General Leonard Wood and the administration’s refusal to commend General Nelson Appleton Miles upon his retirement.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root

Secretary of War Root is in London with the Alaska Boundary Tribunal and President Roosevelt provides updates on various events and political issues in the United States including the post office scandal, State Senator Greene, and political candidates.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to F. V. Greene

President Roosevelt is greatly interested in Captain Mott’s article and sent a copy of it to the general staff.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-05-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Frohman and Daniel Frohman

Governor Roosevelt provides a letter of introduction for Charles Charters and Lillian Charters to Charles Frohman and Daniel Frohman. Lillian Charters is the daughter of Roosevelt’s friend General S. B. M. Young, and Roosevelt wishes to help her and her husband.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1899-05-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919