Bok, Edward William, 1863-1930

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-05-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Bok, Edward William, 1863-1930

Language

English

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1913-02-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Bok, Edward William, 1863-1930

Language

English

After gaining consent from the necessary party, Theodore Roosevelt gives Ladies Home Journal editor, Edward William Bok, permission to use an article as requested. Roosevelt notes minor changes to the article and asks Bok to incorporate them into the final publication.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-07-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt sends editor of the Ladies Home Journal, Edward William Bok, an article proof.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-03-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Ladies Home Journal editor, Edward William Bok, that he has cut out the requested lines. Roosevelt also requests that copies of the published articles plus the galley proofs be sent to him.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-01-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt sends Ladies Home Journal editor, Edward William Bok, his twelfth and last article and thanks him for his courtesy and kindness. Roosevelt writes that he is unsatisfied with his work due to the constraints on the number of words per article, but hopes that Bok is not too disappointed.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-01-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt sends Ladies Home Journal editor, Edward William Bok, his eleventh article. At the suggestion of Bok, the article is about “man and the church.” Roosevelt writes that his twelfth article will be on “man’s relations in industry.”

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-01-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt informs Ladies Home Journal editor, Edward William Bok, that he is unable to make his article shorter and encloses a substitute article of shorter length.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-01-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt sends Ladies Home Journal editor, Edward William Bok, his tenth article and writes that he enjoyed their recent lunch.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-01-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt sends Ladies Home Journal editor, Edward William Bok, his ninth article and wishes him a merry Christmas and happy New Year.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1916-12-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt sends Ladies Home Journal editor, Edward William Bok, his eighth article and looks forward to their upcoming lunch.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1916-12-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt sends Ladies Home Journal editor, Edward William Bok, his seventh article. Roosevelt informs Bok that it is not possible for him to accept invitations to speak and hopes to meet with him to discuss his reasons. Roosevelt also asks how much leeway he has with the number of words in his articles.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1916-12-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt sends Ladies Home Journal editor, Edward William Bok, his sixth article and informs him that his trip to Polynesia has been postponed a year. Roosevelt writes that he will still try to get the remaining articles to him ahead of the deadlines.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1916-11-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Ladies Home Journal editor, Edward William Bok, to clear up a scheduling misunderstanding over the delivery of his articles. Roosevelt also writes that he and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt will be leaving for Polynesia in February, and he will write five articles before they depart.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1916-11-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt sends editor of the Ladies Home Journal, Edward William Bok, an article written in the style requested by Bok.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1916-11-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt writes that he has added 14 lines to his article, but cannot promise to always change his articles to fit the requests of the Ladies Home Journal.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1916-10-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt informs editor of the Ladies Home Journal, Edward William Bok, of edits he made to his article.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1916-09-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt sends editor of the Ladies Home Journal, Edward William Bok, his fourth article.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1916-09-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt sends Ladies Home Journal editor, Edward William Bok, his third article. Roosevelt writes that he will busy campaigning in October and will get his fourth article to Bok by the end of the month.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1916-09-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt sends Ladies Home Journal editor, Edward William Bok, his second article and requests a proof.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1916-08-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919