Whitney, Caspar, 1862-1929

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-27

Creator(s)

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

Recipient

Whitney, Caspar, 1862-1929

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Whitney, Caspar, 1862-1929

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-11-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Whitney, Caspar, 1862-1929

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-05-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Whitney, Caspar, 1862-1929

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Caspar Whitney that there is no organization collecting funds to the monument of Frederic Remington. Homer Davenport was doing most of the fundraising, and the secretary suggests Whitney get in contact with his estate. Theodore Roosevelt would really like Whitney to bring the matter to completion.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-29

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary acknowledges Caspar Whitney’s letter to Roosevelt, who is absent in Ohio.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-15

On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary informs Caspar Whitney he did not read the article referred to. However, if Whitney writes such a letter, Roosevelt thinks he can put it in.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-28

Caspar Whitney is correct that Theodore Roosevelt considers dental floss his first luxury item, although it is almost a necessity for a long trip. If Whitney publishes this comment, Roosevelt directs him to ensure it is not an advertisement for a particular kind of floss.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-21

Theodore Roosevelt sends his congratulations to Caspar Whitney and his wife on the birth of their daughter Faith. He offers “three cheers for little Miss Faith” and congratulates “the mother most of all.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-18

Theodore Roosevelt is unable to do anything more for Caspar Whitney.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-02

Theodore Roosevelt agrees with Caspar Whitney, editor of The Outing Magazine, that a certain photograph sent to him by British Captain W. Robert Foran was a fake. Roosevelt, who holds Foran in high esteem, believes Foran sent the fake photograph unknowingly due to lack of expertise in hunting matters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-09

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary instructs Caspar Whitney to mail his copy of African Game Trails to the office for Roosevelt to autograph.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-24

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Caspar Whitney for the review, and he will tell him a remark made by Frederick Courteney Selous.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-19

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-10-22

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Recipient

Whitney, Caspar, 1862-1929

Theodore Roosevelt asks Caspar Whitney, editor of The Outing Magazine, whether he received a signed photograph and letter Roosevelt had sent. He apologizes for a slip-up.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-01

Theodore Roosevelt sends Caspar Whitney a photograph. Roosevelt agrees with Whitney that William H. Taft’s handling of the situation in Mexico is bad, but Woodrow Wilson’s has been worse.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-02-13

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1913-05-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Whitney, Caspar, 1862-1929

President Roosevelt has heard from Henry Beach Needham. He concludes that Caspar Whitney’s note about the statement’s origins provides sufficient context for both Needham’s and his own purposes.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-05

At Caspar Whitney’s request, President Roosevelt has rewritten his letter to Needham as a statement, focusing on the portions about “vigor of body.” Roosevelt wants the published version to include the original letter’s date and an introductory statement explaining its provenance. He has turned down lucrative offers to write for many other publications after leaving office, and does not wish to appear to favor Collier’s.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-31

President Roosevelt declines Caspar Whitney’s proposal to either author or authorize an account detailing the plans for his upcoming trip to Africa, as he claims it has already received enough publicity and that it is a “scientific trip” above all else. Roosevelt also does not wish to publicize his exact whereabouts and plans prior to the trip.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-07