Letter from George Haven Putnam to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Authors and publishers, Periodicals--Publishing, Publishers and publishing, Shaw, Albert, 1857-1947

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.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-12-23

Creator(s)

Putnam, George Haven, 1844-1930

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

Production Method

Dictated

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from George Haven Putnam to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 23, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o43248. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Putnam, George Haven, 1844-1930. Letter from George Haven Putnam to Theodore Roosevelt. [23 Dec. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o43248.

APA:

Putnam, George Haven, 1844-1930., [1903, December 23]. Letter from George Haven Putnam to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o43248.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.