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President Roosevelt asks if “Brother Unknown” is “Brother Mifflin”; he did not expect to come across a Porcellian Club brother at the special edition exhibition and is now looking forward to it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-26
President Roosevelt asks the gentlemen at Houghton, Mifflin and Company if he can visit to look at some of their special edition books. He specifically wants to see editions similar to the Song of Roland which they sent him because he is interested in the printing technique which he finds similar to books printed in the late fifteenth century.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-23
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-12-04
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Theodore Roosevelt thanks the Houghton Mifflin Company for the Life of Tom Reed volume and will most likely not be able to write a review for it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-01-07
Theodore Roosevelt asks that his book The Life of Thomas Hart Benton be sent to three people listed.
1887-01-08
Theodore Roosevelt suggests that his publisher send a copy of his book to Jessie Benton Frémont and ask her to do a review. He also asks for any reviews from The Sun.
1887-05-08
Theodore Roosevelt asks that his book Gouverneur Morris be sent to the people listed.
1888-02-25
Theodore Roosevelt never received the proofs. But if the publisher is in a hurry, they need not send it.
1888-02-28
Theodore Roosevelt asks that the index for his book be completed and sent to him. He also asks that Houghton Mifflin send books to those on the list out of his allotted free copies.
1888-03-08
Theodore Roosevelt points out some mistakes in the proofs, asks if they can be put in an errata, and thanks them for the copies of Gouverneur Morris.
1888-04-13
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt has enclosed a communication from the Architect of the U.S. Capitol.
1898-01-19
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt has enclosed his photograph. He suggests the publisher contact Gouverneur Morris and Jessie Benton Frémont regarding the manuscripts, since Roosevelt does not have time to revisit the subject.
1898-02-14
Theodore Roosevelt is grateful for the copy of Life of Tom Reed, but regrets that he will not be able to review it.
1915-01-07
John W. McGrath, secretary to Theodore Roosevelt, tells the publisher that Roosevelt will allow them to quote his letter as requested.
1916-04-12
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary requests that the publisher send Roosevelt the copy of the sonnet to be published in the Atlantic Monthly.
1916-04-21