1850/04/16

Tyler, John, 1790-1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert Tyler re: favoring annexation of Texas to expand cotton monopoly

Annexation of Texas to expand the cotton monopoly, not to divide the nation over slavery. "The monopoly of the cotton plant was the great and important concern... an embargo for a single year would produce in Europe a greater amount of suffering than a fifty years war."

GLC06397

1783/02/06

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Document signed

Title: Passport for "Eagle" of John Sanders re: cessation of war, proclamation of peace

Printed document cosigned by American peace commissioners Benjamin Franklin and John Jay, mentioning the cessation of hostilities between Great Britain and the U.S., and asking for passage for the ship "Eagle" now at London and bound for Jamaica. Appears to have been printed at Franklin's press at Passy.

GLC06398

1890 ca.

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Header Record

Title: [Stereoviews of Roosevelt as President and Rough Rider] [Decimalized]

Includes images of Roosevelt giving speeches, campaigning, the Rough Riders, the Spanish American war. Some images are captioned with portions of his political speeches. Mostly published by Underwood & Underwood. [decimalized: .01-.55]

GLC06449

1985/11/25

Nixon, Richard M., 1913-1994

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Konstantin Simis

Praises Simis' book "The Corrupt Society" (USSR--the corrupt society : the secret world of Soviet capitalism) as an "antidote to some of the gushy sentimentality about our Soviet Friends coming from the media in Geneva." Suggests that it should be required reading for "the so-called Soviet experts in the U.S. Foreign Service." Written on Nixon's personal stationary.

GLC06281

1907/11/26

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Typed letter signed

Title: to Benjamin I. Wheeler

"Of course, advantage is taken of it to attack me, and therefore Taft... I fear that some of our capitalist friends really desire to be allowed to continue at present all the practices which were declared illegal over a year ago." Typed on the first and four page of a folded sheet of paper.

GLC06331.01

1907/04/06

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Typed letter signed

Title: to Benjamin I. Wheeler

"It was... a grizzly situation."

GLC06331.02

1908/10/26

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Typed letter signed

Title: to Benjamin I. Wheeler re: still a westerner

"Yes I am still enough of a westerner still to thoro[u]ghly like that address...."

GLC06331.03

1911/05/19

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Typed letter signed

Title: to Charles C. Duryee re: preventing crime

"We ought to do much more than is now done towards the abolition of the conditions that tend to breed crime." On "Outlook" stationery, with 6 words added by T.R. on p. 2.

GLC06463

1898/07/25

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Miguel Otero re: Battle of San Juan Hill

Describes the daring and resolution of New Mexico officers and troops in battle.

GLC06480

1898 ca.

Photograph

Title: "Colonel Roosevelt and Rough Riders on San Juan Hill "

Shows large group of soldiers gathered around the American flag with Theodore Roosevelt at the center. Portion of typewritten description captured in photo: "…, at the top of the hill which they captured…[B]attle of San Juan. By William Dinwiddie. 1898." This is a modern black and white print. Library of Congress reproduction stamp on verso.

GLC07002.52

1898 ca.

Barr Photographic Company

Photograph

Title: "Lt. Col. Roosevelt and Col. Leonard Wood in Rough Riders Camp"

Image of Theodore Roosevelt standing in front of his tent. Stamp of Barr photographic company of San Antonio, Texas, on front in lower right corner. Scribners Magazine stamp on the back of the mount, along with quote "Remember the Maine," written in graphite. The caption "[R]oosevelt and Wood" appears in red ink above the image.

GLC07002.01

1898 ca.

Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952

Photograph

Title: "Fighting Leaders: Hon. Theodore Roosevelt in campaign uniform."

Roosevelt is posed as if astride a horse, wearing campaign uniform and hat and holding riding gloves. Copyright by Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston. Completed publication form affixed to reverse.

GLC07002.04

1898 ca.

Scribner's magazine

Photograph

Title: [Albumen of Theodore Roosevelt and a reporter]

Roosevelt converses with Bonsal in front of camp in Tampa, Fla. A third unidentified man stands between them in the background. Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" in red ink on front .

GLC07002.08

1898 ca.

Scribner's magazine

Photograph

Title: [Theodore Roosevelt shaking hands in receiving line]

A closer view of GLC07002.68. Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" in red ink on front.

GLC07002.69

1855 ca

Photograph

Title: [John Cabell Breckinridge]

Includes one carte de visite size albumen photograph mounted on a large mat.

GLC05007.02

1861 ca.

Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891

Photograph

Title: Carte de visite of Lincoln's first Vice-President

Hamblin leans against a chair. Graphite inscription on verso "Vice President Hamblin [sic]." Photographers imprint on verso: "Published by E.Anthony 501 Broadway New York from Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery."

GLC05111.02.0089

1861 ca.

Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891

Photograph

Title: Carte de visite standing portrait of Lincoln's first Vice-President

Hamlin's left hand rests on a book on a table. Imprint on recto "Brady New York." Graphite inscription on verso "Hamlin." Photographers imprint on verso: "Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries Broadway & Tenth St. New York & No. 352 Pennsylvania Av. Washington D.C."

GLC05111.02.0090

1865/06/22

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Document signed

Title: Pardon of Francis Smith for rebellion (c/s William Hunter, Acting Sec. of State)

With MS note on his taking oath that pardon will take affect when Smith takes oath, including provision against slavery. Countersigned by William Hunter as Acting Sec. of State.

GLC06794

1953/01/15

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Manuscript document signed

Title: Press release of last Presidential Address

Signed on page 2. Printed front and back. Discusses events of his presidency including the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the end of WWII and Korea. "I suppose that history will remember my term...as the years when the "Cold War" began to overshadow our lives."

GLC06802

1865/11/13

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Document

Title: Pardon of Charles W. Dorrance with stamped signature

Stamped Signature of President Johnson (sole example in GLC). Countersigned by William H. Seward

GLC06850

1837/12/26

Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862

Manuscript document signed

Title: Pardon of George Anderson (c/s John Forsyth)

Convicted of an assault and battery on Captain Hilliard of Ship Draper

GLC06868.02

1915/07/10

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Typed letter signed

Title: to W. S. Rainsford

Writes of Creel: "He can only find inconsistencies precisely as he can find them in the writings of Washington or Lincoln- that is, an occasional honest and necessary change of mind and ...circumstances which necessitated a change on my part, precisely as Lincoln's attitude toward emancipation changed in 1861 as compared to 1858 and in 1863 as compared to 1861." With insertions and corrections in Roosevelt's hand. Some water damage to inks.

GLC06881

1891/05/21

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Typed document signed

Title: re: U.S. Civil Service commission recommendation

Signed as "acting President"

GLC06883

1918/06/19

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Typed letter signed

Title: to W.S. Rainsford

Misaddressed to "Ranisford." TR writes in part "I think vulgar boasting and vulgar depreciation of the courage and efficiency of our enemies represent the nadir of patriotism and good taste..." On stationery of the Kansas City Star. Corrected in T.R.'s hand.

GLC06879

1914/12/12

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Typed letter signed

Title: to W. S. Rainsford

"I am a radical and I could never be anything else; but I am a sane radical and I know we cannot get people to digest too much radicalism..." Corrected in T.R.'s hand. On personal stationery. Some water damage to inks.

GLC06880