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Robert Erskine Ely encloses tickets for the theater and asks Frank Harper if the box seats are for Theodore Roosevelt’s family.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-09
Robert Erskine Ely thanks Frank Harper for his letter and says the announcement for Theodore Roosevelt’s address at Carnegie Hall has gone out as Harper Suggested. Dr. Albert Shaw will not return from Europe before Roosevelt’s address; Ely asks Harper to suggest someone else to be the chairman, who will also be expected to give an introduction for Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-04
Robert Erskine Ely informs Frank Harper that The Civic Forum is preparing to make an announcement of Theodore Roosevelt’s upcoming address at Carnegie Hall. Ely confirms that Roosevelt has selected the topic “The Conservation of Womanhood and Childhood.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-26
Robert Erskine Ely received the invitation from Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary for Count Albert Apponyi to stay at Oyster Bay on February 9. Apponyi has a previous engagement that night but is available on February 10 or 14. Ely asks Roosevelt to reply to the invitations to either preside at the Carnegie Hall meeting or speak at the dinner honoring Apponyi.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-20
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-28
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Robert Erskine Ely and Berlage will call on Theodore Roosevelt at his office on Friday.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-13
Robert Erskine Ely informs Theodore Roosevelt of H. P. Berlage’s visit. Berlage, a Dutch architect, wants to meet Roosevelt. Ely asks what time is convenient for them to call.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-09
Robert Erskine Ely and the officers of the associations thank Frank Harper for his help. They regard the meeting as highly successful. Ely believes it is best that no questions were presented. He will send Harper a verbatim report of Theodore Roosevelt’s address and asks if Roosevelt wants his manuscript returned.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-27
Robert Erskine Ely and the Civic Forum consider the recent meeting highly successful, especially because of the impression of Theodore Roosevelt’s speech on limiting the labor of women and children.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-27
Robert Erskine Ely discusses logistics with Frank Harper concerning Theodore Roosevelt’s upcoming speech at Carnegie Hall. He says that knowing the audience will have primarily come to hear Roosevelt speak, a trustee, E. R. L. Gould will only briefly speak to introduce Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-17
Robert Erskine Ely asks to meet with Theodore Roosevelt to finalize the date for Roosevelt’s address in Carnegie Hall, sponsored by the Civic Forum.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-19
Robert Erksine Ely looks for to calling on Theodore Roosevelt on April 21 at 12:30.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-22
Robert Erskine Ely asks Frank Harper for advice for which trains Count Apponyi should take for his upcoming visit to Oyster Bay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-07
Robert Erskine Ely explains that Imre Josika-Herczeg, who invited the Roosevelts to meet Albert Apponyi, is a prominent Hungarian in New York City with a close relationship to Apponyi.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-03
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-04-01
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
English