Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Putnam
President Roosevelt congratulates Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam and wishes him a merry Christmas.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-24
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Putnam, Herbert, 1861-1955
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Putnam
President Roosevelt expects he will receive two copies of Edward S. Curtis’s series of volumes The North American Indian, and he asks Herbert Putnam whether the Library of Congress has a copy. If not, Roosevelt may donate one of his.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-05-15
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Putnam
President Roosevelt sends Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam an enclosed letter, and asks if the Library of Congress could put out an authoritative version of “The Star Spangled Banner.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-11-13
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Putnam
President Roosevelt informs Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam that the National Advisory Board for Fuels and Structural Materials is gathering data about the character of coal used by the government and the type of equipment used in government buildings. He instructs Putnam to have the proper representative of the Library of Congress attend an upcoming meeting of the board, some coal operators, and others. The participants are to consider the purchase of coal on a more equitable basis and how to heat government buildings more efficiently.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-04-06
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Putnam
President Roosevelt congratulates Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam on the recent acquisition of the Yudin Russian Library, which has given the Library of Congress one of the best collections of Russian works in the world.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-16
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Putnam
President Roosevelt asks Librarian of Congress Putnam if the enclosed is all right, and if it is, to present it. Roosevelt takes it for granted that Putnam has the money without any extra appropriation, and asks if he is correct in this assumption.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-09
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Putnam
President Roosevelt introduces Reverend Frank Milton Bristol to Librarian of Congress Putnam. Bristol wishes to recommend Louise Duvall, daughter of the late Andrew B. Duvall, for a position in the Library of Congress, and would like to know who he should address in this matter.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-13
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Putnam
President Roosevelt thanks Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam for being willing to meet Mary E. Schick. Roosevelt thinks highly of Schick, and would like to see her work at the Library of Congress.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-06
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Putnam
President Roosevelt thanks Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam for sending him a letter regarding Thomas G. Alvord. Roosevelt says that he feels kindly towards Alvord, but all he could ask would be for Putnam to go over the matter personally. He trusts Putnam’s judgment in the matter.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-08-17
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Putnam
President Roosevelt forwards a letter from William R. Williams to Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam. Roosevelt believes that “there are no people who have a harder road to travel than the exceptional colored men of good education,” and asks if Putnam can help Williams.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-07-29
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Putnam
President Roosevelt encloses a letter written by Leroy Stafford Boyd, an employee of the Library of Congress. Roosevelt considers the letter to be treasonous and informs Herbert Putnam that Boyd should not be retained in the service of the government.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-29
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Putnam
President Roosevelt asks if Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam could transfer the brother, Wilson M. Young, of his family’s music teacher to another Division where the chief will treat Young on his merits without prejudice.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-05
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Putnam
President Roosevelt writes to Librarian of Congress, Herbert Putnam, concerning employment for Kilbourn Gordon, grandchild of Mrs. Hallet Kilbourn.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-05-16
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Putnam
President Roosevelt appreciates the books and suggestions. In the future, Herbert Putnam can send reading suggestions and Roosevelt will purchase the books he would like to read.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-02-27
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Putnam
President Roosevelt is enjoying the books Herbert Putnam sent him but the book on Poland was too short.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-08
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Putnam
President Roosevelt is recovering from a leg injury and requests books on several topics from Herbert Putnam; including early Mediterranean races, the history of Poland, and “the best modern history of Mesopotamia.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-06
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Putnam
Vice President Roosevelt sends Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam two letters of recommendation, from Franklin Matthews and from Booker T. Washington, on behalf of a Mrs. Matthews. Roosevelt believes these letters show Mrs. Matthews to be qualified, and he asks that if there are any vacancies at the Library of Congress, she be given a chance to prove her merits.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-06-05
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Putnam
Vice President Roosevelt writes to Herbert Putnam, the Librarian of Congress, asking him to read an enclosed letter on behalf of Eugene B. O’Neill. O’Neill is the brother of William Owen “Bucky” O’Neill, who served as a Rough Rider, and Roosevelt has heard good things about him. He asks if it would be possible to give Eugene a trial to see how he does.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-04-26
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Putnam
President Roosevelt thanks Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam for sending an order of books, including a particular volume which made the order especially satisfactory.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-14