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George Haven Putnam writes concerning a double authorization that has been given for a French version of President Roosevelt’s book American Ideals. Putnam indicates that he will await Roosevelt’s response.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-07
George Haven Putnam responds to an article by W. P. Cutter regarding pending copyright legislation wherein Cutter refers to the American Publishers’ Association as a “book trust” whose emphasis on strict copyright hurts consumers and public libraries. Putnam argues that the American Publishers’ Association has no say in the setting of book prices, but that under an effective copyright system it would be book producers’ right to do so in order to protect their intellectual property and profit from their work.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-21
George H. Putnam will be sending copies of the book Addresses and Presidential Messages.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-21
George Haven Putnam informs President Roosevelt that a selection of essays by Cicero was published under the title, The Counselor Edition, in order to indicate the year of publication by the position Cicero held in the First Republic.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-11
G. P. Putnam’s Sons does not usually print pamphlets. However, due to the “importance and timeliness of the subject matter,” G. P. Putnam’s Sons will publish the Spectator’s pamphlet, “Roosevelt and the Presidency,” should President Roosevelt approve it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-09
George Haven Putnam apologizes that he did not consult with President Roosevelt before selecting the title for the recently published volume of Roosevelt’s speeches. As the book has already been printed and bound, it is too late to change it. Putnam is also concerned that the P. F. Collier & Son Corporation has been making inquiries to the White House when Putnam understood all inquiries were to go through his office.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-09
George Haven Putnam is sending a set of the new presidential edition of President Roosevelt’s works. Putnam notes that he is publishing a special cloth bound edition to send to various newspapers so it can be reviewed and advertised.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-07
George Haven Putnam inquires about publishing a volume of President Roosevelt’s speeches for the fall season.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-07
George Haven Putnam encloses a check for $1,000.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-11
George Haven Putnam agrees to President Roosevelt’s instructions regarding corrections and proofs of his volume of speeches.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-09
The revised material for the volume of speeches has been delivered and George Haven Putnam believes it will be a well proportioned volume. He requests suggestions for someone who could write a general introduction to the volume.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-08
George Haven Putnam had a meeting with Elisha Ely Garrison who claims to have President Roosevelt’s permission to produce an index volume of Roosevelt’s speeches for use in the upcoming campaign. Garrison is seeking proof sheets of the speeches from G. P. Putnam’s Sons. Putnam approves of Garrison’s plan and is willing to provide the proofs as well as participate in the volume’s publication. He requests Roosevelt’s confirmation and instructions regarding these plans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-06
George Haven Putnam asks President Roosevelt to review the list of speeches they have marked to either keep or omit in the upcoming publication of his works. He discusses the wording of a paragraph informing the reader that the work is not under copyright and that Roosevelt will receive no money from the publication of his speeches. Putnam also clarifies the terms under which he discussed this work with the P. F. Collier & Son Corporation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-28
George Haven Putnam is concerned that the speeches President Roosevelt has selected to be published would create a large book too expensive to be used for circulating during the upcoming campaign. He recommends reducing the number of speeches and selecting only those that relate to national issues so they can be more relevant to the 1904 presidential campaign.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-24
George Haven Putnam thanks Theodore Roosevelt for sending the foreword he wrote for Francis Curtis’ book The Republican Party: A History of its Fifty Year Existence and a Record of its Measures and Leaders, 1854-1904, and for sending materials for selected speeches. Putnam discusses publishing arrangements, including the amount of Curtis’s books to be given in place of royalties, the exact location and wording of Roosevelt’s foreword, and in what other published materials Roosevelt’s foreword might be used.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-23
George Haven Putnam is ready to receive President Roosevelt’s foreword for Francis Curtis’s book, The Republican Party: A History of its Fifty Years’ Existence and a Record of its Measures and Leaders 1854-1904. Since Roosevelt did not have time to finish the book, Putnam suggested penning a foreword that speaks about the history and importance of the Republican Party, not about the value of Curtis’s book. Roosevelt agreed to this plan but Putnam has yet to receive the foreword.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-22
President Roosevelt does not wish to have a volume of selected addresses published because he believes they already belong to the nation and should not be used for profit. As a compromise, George H. Putnam suggests that, instead of a royalty, copies of the volume be given to whatever committees Roosevelt chooses.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-07
George Haven Putnam reminds President Roosevelt of his promise to write an introduction to Francis Curtis’s upcoming history of the Republican Party. To avoid endorsing Curtis’s work, Putnam suggests that the introduction review Republican accomplishments under Abraham Lincoln and his associates with a forecast for what policies the party could pursue if retained in power.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-07
George Haven Putnam writes regarding final arrangements for the sale of special campaign edition of President Roosevelt’s works.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-01
George Haven Putnam discusses his conversations with Senator Platt regarding an amendment to the international copyright law. Putnam discusses foreign language books from France, Germany, and Italy, whose authors seek comparable protection under copyright laws as American authors.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-27