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Albert Shaw sends Theodore Roosevelt an advance copy of the January American Review of Reviews. Shaw hopes Roosevelt will approve of what he said about Roosevelt and Republican politics.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-21
Albert Shaw introduces P. M. Mattheeff to President Roosevelt. Shaw met Mattheeff many years ago in Bulgaria and again recently, as Mattheeff was the Bulgarian commissioner at the World’s Fair in St. Louis. Shaw recommends Mattheeff to Roosevelt as someone who knows well the situation in Bulgaria, Serbia, and Greece, including the Macedonian question.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-26
Albert Shaw writes to President Roosevelt about P. M. Mattheeff, the Bulgarian commissioner at the World’s Fair and minister from Bulgaria to Greece. Shaw finds Mattheeff to be a very interesting man, and has provided a letter of introduction for him to present to Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-26
Albert Shaw will be unable to attend the proposed Tuesday lunch with Theodore Roosevelt and Senator Cummins as he will be occupied with his work on the Arbitration Board. He believes that Edwin Augustus Van Valkenburg will be able to attend.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-20
Albert Shaw invites Theodor Roosevelt to attend an upcoming dinner of Northwestern men. He suggests Roosevelt could comment on his time in North Dakota and Montana and the recent growth of those areas. Shaw understands that Roosevelt receives many similar invitations and may find it difficult to accept this invitation while declining others.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-23
Albert Shaw liked the “spirit” but not the prose of Judson C. Welliver’s article about President Roosevelt. He has asked Welliver to write a new piece in simpler language that delivers a systematic overview of the Roosevelt administration’s accomplishments. Shaw is optimistic about Edward B. Clark’s article for young readers on Roosevelt’s Africa trip. It is almost complete, and will be published in the March edition of The American Review of Reviews. Shaw shares his plans for the accompanying illustrations, and requests a photograph of Roosevelt in hunting attire. He also requests the short letter outlining Roosevelt’s goals for the trip that they discussed Friday evening. Shaw’s editorial remarks in the March issue will endeavor to frame Roosevelt’s legacy and future career plans in a flattering light.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-01
Albert Shaw has asked Judson C. Welliver to write a new article for The American Review of Reviews that provides a more informative overview of the Roosevelt administration. The “spirit and the intelligence” that William Loeb and President Roosevelt liked in the original manuscript will be retained. Shaw thanks Loeb for sending Welliver to him, and is optimistic about both this article and Clark’s piece on the Africa trip.
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1909-02-01
Albert Shaw asks William Loeb if it would be possible to see President Roosevelt some time on Friday.
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1909-01-27
Albert Shaw will print President Roosevelt’s letter about Abraham Lincoln in the February issue and is sending an early copy of the February edition for Roosevelt to read. Shaw informs Roosevelt that he believes 95 percent of readers will agree with Shaw’s piece on how Congress has treated Roosevelt’s recent messages.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-27
Albert Shaw thanks President Roosevelt for writing his letter about Abraham Lincoln, which will be read in public schools in February. Shaw also comments on the current state of affairs in Congress, concluding that “the only hope for the Senate lies in its newer members.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-09
Albert Shaw approves of President Roosevelt’s recent message relating to the Secret Service. He reminds Roosevelt of a promise to write a letter about Abraham Lincoln that could be published in the American Review of Reviews. He will not hold Roosevelt to this if it is inconvenient, but he hopes that Roosevelt would be willing to write about Lincoln’s work as an executive, “dealing from day to day with the problems that a President has to face, the big things and the little things.” Shaw feels that with the recent death of Grover Cleveland, there is now no one better suited to write on this topic, and hopes that Roosevelt will be able to write something.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-30
Albert Shaw congratulates President Roosevelt on William H. Taft’s victory over William Jennings Bryan. He believes Taft will be a worthy representative of Roosevelt’s policies and style of government. His election proves that Roosevelt’s popularity was about the movement and policies he supported, rather than about Roosevelt as a leader.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-04
Albert Shaw sends President Roosevelt proofs of an article that will appear in the July issue of the American Monthly Review of Reviews. He cautions Roosevelt against letting a ruling clique in the Republican National Committee set the agenda for the convention, as it will be ruinous to William H. Taft’s candidacy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-21
Albert Shaw reports that Robert Collier is conferring with his father, and they will do all they can to get additional volumes of President Roosevelt’s state papers and addresses published without delay. Collier seemed unsure of copy and editing, and Shaw had believed that the material was already in their hands.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-23
Albert Shaw has spoken with Robert Collier, who sees no reason that they cannot publish two more volumes of President Roosevelt’s papers and speeches, per the President’s wishes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-17
Albert Shaw thanks President Roosevelt for sending him photographs for publication. He is confident that the engravers will ensure they can be reproduced effectively. Shaw reminds Roosevelt that he would like a tennis court snapshot.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-12