Letter from George Haven Putman to Theodore Roosevelt
George Putnam thinks that his publishing house would be a good place to publish the President’s speeches.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-10
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Putnam, George Haven, 1844-1930
Letter from George Haven Putnam to William Loeb
George Haven Putnam writes to William Loeb, requesting that President Roosevelt provide revisions or commentary for the printing of his address “The Man with the Muck-rake” is Putnam’s Monthly. Although Roosevelt had recently declined to contribute an article to the magazine, Putnam explains that this brief commentary of a previous speech is not really a contribution. Rather, it saves Putnam’s Monthly the embarrassment of reissuing an address that had been printed in the newspapers and other periodicals with no changes.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-03
Letter from George Haven Putnam to Theodore Roosevelt
George Haven Putnam sends President Roosevelt a copy of the “Muck Rake” article that was published in Outlook Magazine. Putnam asks Roosevelt to make revisions and add a closing paragraph in order to avoid reprinting the same material in Putnam’s Monthly. Putnam states he does not see the changes as making “contributions to magazines.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-03
Letter from George Haven Putnam to Theodore Roosevelt
George Haven Putnam is following up on a request to President Roosevelt that he write a magazine article of general interest for the first issue of his upcoming monthly publication, Putnam’s Monthly. He will be waiting in New York for Roosevelt’s final decision on the matter.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-05-17
Letter from George Haven Putnam to Theodore Roosevelt
George Haven Putnam informs President Roosevelt that his publishing house will be putting out a new periodical, Putnam’s Monthly Magazine, and asks if he might be interested in contributing to it. Putnam understands that Roosevelt is busy, so he suggests revising a speech like “The Man with the Muck Rake” for publication.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-04-12
Letter from George Haven Putnam to Theodore Roosevelt
George Haven Putnam writes to President Roosevelt, requesting a letter to the ruler of Jamaica, to allow Putnam’s wife to have a meeting with him. Putnam also congratulates Roosevelt on the successful vote on the Philippine Tariff Bill.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-19
Letter from George Haven Putnam to Theodore Roosevelt
George Haven Putnam thanks President Roosevelt for his “prompt and very friendly attention” to Putnam’s recent “troublesome personal inquiry” about conditions in the New York City police force when Roosevelt became police commissioner. Putnam has written to Avery De Lano Andrews asking for an appointment, and he will use Roosevelt’s letter as suggested. Putnam is also pleased to see Roosevelt’s commendation of the revised copyright statute that he has been working on and hopes the process will be finalized by January.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-12-06
Letter from George Haven Putnam to Theodore Roosevelt
George Haven Putnam asks President Roosevelt for his assistance in combating possible libel charges brought by Deputy Commissioner of Police Thomas F. McAvoy. McAvoy has “taken the first steps in a libel suit” seeking damages of fifty thousand dollars for “utterances” Putnam made in a recent political campaign. Putnam reminds Roosevelt of the “serious charges” brought against McAvoy “some years back” for accepting bribes prior to Roosevelt’s tenure as Commissioner of Police in New York City, and asks Roosevelt if he could provide information about the matter to be used in the “strictest possible confidence.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-12-01
Letter from George Haven Putnam to William Loeb
George Haven Putnam is sending the first four volumes of Writings of Lincoln, the remaining four of which will be sent upon completion. Putnam thanks William Loeb for his services in connection with President Roosevelt’s introduction.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-08
Letter from George Haven Putnam to Theodore Roosevelt
George Haven Putnam thanks President Roosevelt for writing the forward to the Federal Edition of the Writings of Abraham Lincoln. Putnam also describes his unsuccessful experience trying to include materials copyrighted by the Century Co.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09-27
Letter from George Haven Putnam to William Loeb
George Haven Putnam has sent a report to President Roosevelt, but has left the question of the proof up to William Loeb.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09-27
Letter from George Haven Putnam to Theodore Roosevelt
George Haven Putnam writes that his upcoming biography of Abraham Lincoln in no way violates the copyright of John G. Nicolay and John Hay, who together also have published a biography of Lincoln, because he is using different source materials. Putnam hopes that President Roosevelt will still agree to send him an introductory note to be included in the biography.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09-25
Letter from George Haven Putnam to William Loeb
George Haven Putnam writes to William Loeb to say he is waiting for President Roosevelt’s introduction to a set of works by Abraham Lincoln. The volumes are already printing and Putnam needs Roosevelt’s piece in order to print the first form. He recognizes the many demands on the president and requests that Loeb remind him of the matter when the opportunity arises.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09-20
Letter from George Haven Putnam to Theodore Roosevelt
George Haven Putnam writes to President Roosevelt to discuss an introduction he would like Roosevelt to write for a book on Abraham Lincoln which his company is preparing to publish. Putnam encloses Roosevelt’s introduction to History of the Republican Party and suggests he could make use of some of the same material.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09-13
Letter from George Haven Putnam to Theodore Roosevelt
George Haven Putnam asks President Roosevelt to write an introductory paragraph for the last set of a series of books titled Writings of the Fathers of the Republic. This set is composed of President Lincoln’s works and Putnam believes Roosevelt’s view on Lincoln would be very useful. Putnam gives Roosevelt full license for length and content, saying he asks the favor out of their friendship.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09-11
Letter from George Haven Putnam to William Loeb
George Haven Putnam returns a letter from William Loomis and remarks that the letter is impudent and requires no answer from the White House.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-05
Letter from George Haven Putnam to William Loeb
George Haven Putnam discusses sending copies of Presidential Addresses, most likely referring to the book Addresses and Presidential Messages of Theodore Roosevelt, 1902-1904, to the White House.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-16
Letter from George Haven Putnam to William Loeb
George Haven Putnam thanks William Loeb for sending a letter from President Roosevelt to Mr. Colin regarding granting permission to Professor Jean Izoulet to publish a French translation of American Ideals. Putnam informs Loeb that the letter will be sent soon with a general note from the publishers and believes that there will be a satisfactory outcome to the matter.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-07-05
Letter from George Haven Putnam to William Loeb
George Haven Putnam reiterates his suggestion that President Roosevelt or William Loeb send a letter to Armand Colin to see if an arrangement can be made to allow Professor Jean Izoulet to sell his translation of Roosevelt’s American Ideals. Since Izoulet has correspondence dating back from 1902 about the matter, Putnam believes he has a strong case, if Roosevelt will write in support of it.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-06-30
Letter from George Haven Putnam to Theodore Roosevelt
George Haven Putnam writes to President Roosevelt about Ovide Robillard’s letter regarding the French translation of Roosevelt’s American Ideals. Putnam informs Roosevelt that since the arrangements for a translation were already granted to Armand Colin in France, there is nothing he can do to fix the situation with Professor Jean Izoulet. Putnam suggests that an arrangement might be worked out if Roosevelt contacted Colin on behalf of Izoulet.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-06-28