Overview
Records relating to the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt as Progressive Party presidential candidate.
Dates
- Creation: 1908-1920
Creator
- Progressive Party (U.S. : 1912) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Items 1-162 are restricted due to fragility. Consult curator. There are no restrictions on physical access to the remainder of the collection, although use of gloves is recommended.
Extent
15 linear feet (26 boxes)Consists of records of the Progressive National Committee: minutes; convention proceedings; correspondence; speech and platform drafts; financial records; lists of local party leaders; election results; correspondence of the 1916 Roosevelt Republican League and an assessment of delegates to the 1916 Republican National Convention, with Theodore Roosevelt's presidential candidacy in view. Progressive leaders represented include the following: Charles Henry Davis; Oscar King Davis; Elon Huntington Hooker; Frances Kellor; Victor Murdock; George Walbridge Perkins; George French Porter; Theodore Roosevelt; Henry Luther Stoddard; and, in 1916, George von Lengerke Meyer.
Biographical / Historical
The Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party was formed in 1912 by Republican backers of the unsuccessful presidential candidacy of Theodore Roosevelt. It survived until 1916, when it failed to field another presidential candidate.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- I. Correspondence
- I.A. Correspondence of Progressive Party officials, circa 1912-1916
- I.B. Correspondence of the Roosevelt Republican League, circa 1916
- I.C. Correspondence by and about Theodore Roosevelt, 1912-1920
- II. Speeches, articles, and position papers
- II.A. Works by or on Theodore Roosevelt, circa 1908-1916
- II.B. Works by Progressive Party members, circa 1912-1916
- II.C. Unattributed works, circa 1912-1916
- II.D. Progressive Party publications, 1912-1916
- III. Membership records
- III.A. Progressive Party National Committee membership records, circa 1912-1916.
- III.B. Progressive Party county chairmen, 1912-1916
- III.C. Progressive Party local party leaders, 1912-1916
- III.D. Progressive Party county committees, circa 1914
- III.E. Delegates to the Republican national convention, 1916
- III.F. Miscellaneous membership records, circa 1916
- IV. Finances
- IV.A. Progressive Party acccounts, 1912-1916
- IV.B. Contributions to the Progressive Party, 1912
- V. Miscellaneous
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Preserved by Elon Huntington Hooker, party treasurer. Houghton Library source unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by: Michael W. Austin
Creator
- Progressive Party (U.S. : 1912) (Organization)
- Title
- Progressive Party records (MS Am 3078): Guide.
- Author
- Michael Austin
- Date
- 2017 March 14
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02664
Repository Details
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