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President Roosevelt explains why he supported William Michael Byrne and gives George Kennan permission to show the relevant letters on Byrne to Lyman Abbott.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-30
Mercy Elizabeth Merrell likes The Outlook and The Spectator. In particular, she likes the Outlook’s support of President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-1909
Allen M. Hiller asks Theodore Roosevelt to give a lecture at the New Haven University Extension Centre, offering flexible dates, a warm welcome, and emphasizing the positive impact his visit would have on the community and the program.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-12
George R. Eaves asks Theodore Roosevelt if Louis Edelman’s claims of having represented him on a special mission to Russia are true.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-08
Maynard N. Clement discusses attending the International Congress Against Alcoholism and the International Congress of Brewers. He reminds Theodore Roosevelt of his invitation to discuss excise conditions and laws and the political conditions of New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-11
Edward William Bok understands that Theodore Roosevelt needs to be careful about writing for periodicals other than The Outlook. However, he feels his request will not violate Roosevelt’s commitment. Bok wants to awaken interest in appreciating good pictures by having prominent individuals discuss their favorite pictures to be published with a recreation of the image. He lists the other individuals he has asked for a contribution. The enclosed check is merely an expression of appreciation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-03
John Callan O’Laughlin encloses a note from Lyman Abbott, and presumes The Outlook will take a strong stance on new Catholic cardinals. O’Laughlin discusses the new cardinals and wishes Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt a happy birthday.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-31
James E. McConnell invites Theodore Roosevelt to address the Congregational Club of Rhode Island on December 11.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-30
Paul de Schweinitiz, a Moravian minister, reminds Theodore Roosevelt of their past correspondence during and after the Ecumenical Missionary Conference of 1900, and asks if Roosevelt would be willing to deliver the Anniversary Address at the 72nd anniversary of the Man’s Missionary Society.Schweinitiz then offers a train schedule from New York to Bethlehem and an itinerary for the event in case Roosevelt is able to accept this request.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-31
George LeRoy Brown sends Theodore Roosevelt the results of last year’s work. He enjoys reading, especially The Outlook. Colonel Alexander O. Brodie’s son, Alexander O. “Sandy” Brodie, is one of Brown’s cadets and often joins him on his daily rides. His wife, Mary W. Brown, also admires The Outlook and Lyman Abbott.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-28
Fred A. McKenzie sends Theodore Roosevelt a letter and pamphlet on the proposed American Indian Association and Conference and asks him for his support by becoming an associate member. He also requests Roosevelt attend the conference in October.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-21
Charles F. McKenna sends Theodore Roosevelt an account of his appointment to judge on the newly created Allegheny County Bench. He appreciates Roosevelt’s prompt reply to his resignation from the Federal Court of Puerto Rico and the unfounded accusations of his “muckraking” enemies. McKenna asks Roosevelt to review his Civil War book.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-18
H. B. Decius finds Theodore Roosevelt’s “noble life” and editorials inspiring. He comments on the work of Roosevelt, Lyman Abbott, and George W. Goethals in building the island possessions of the United States. Decius discusses how the average citizen depends on the wisdom of The Outlook to understand and act on issues of national and international importance.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-13
S. D. Merton shares his argument with Theodore Roosevelt because he is “a real truth-seeker.” He has presented his ideas to many others over the years with no results. Merton discusses how legality and morality are different and should not be unified in the social or judicial system.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-10
Charles Dwight Willard apologizes to Theodore Roosevelt for using a pencil, but he is currently bedridden due to a recurrence of his tuberculosis. Roosevelt’s letter greatly cheered him. His purpose in writing is to give “a batch of local gossip–political, newspaper and personal.” He recounts an anecdote about Lyman Abbott correcting Roosevelt’s article and, regardless of its veracity, how it affected Harrison Gray Otis. Willard discusses the success of Edwin T. Earl’s newspaper and comments on Meyer Lissner’s political endeavors. He praises Roosevelt’s writing as the kind “that gets results in cleaning up error and helping public sentiment into right lives.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-10
Charles C. Boland writes to Theodore Roosevelt about Missouri’s new state song and Lyman Abbott [editor of The Outlook], who wrote a number of articles about Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-12
Cleveland H. Dodge agrees with Theodore Roosevelt’s recent article for The Outlook about the Salvation Army in England. Dodge laments the break that has occurred between William Booth, the Salvation Army’s founder, and his son, Ballington Booth, as well as the implications that has impacted the organization both in England and the United States. Dodge feels that the Salvation Army cannot fulfill its potential in the United States so long as it is in conflict with Ballington Booth’s Volunteers of America, and consequently, he refuses to support either group. He urges Roosevelt to help the two Booths reconcile before the elder man dies.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-06
Samuel V. Leech sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of his baccalaureate address, which is “a presentation of Christ from a loftier view point than [Roosevelt’s] editorial colleague attained last week when he printed, in the Outlook, his paper on ‘The Master Builder‘.” He adds a confidential note that ex-senator Nathan Bay Scott informed him that he does not look for a Republican victory in 1912, as he does not believe that West Virginia or a number of other western states can be carried by President Taft. It is Leech’s opinion that Taft’s mistreatment of Methodist senators and the Presbyterian Gifford Pinchot will cost him thousands of votes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-01
Thomas Walton Galloway conveys to Theodore Roosevelt Abbott Lyman’s praise on Galloway’s manuscript, “The Religion of an Evolutionist.” As a biologist who is largely unknown in the world of philosophical and religious literature, Galloway requests Roosevelt’s assistance in publishing the text. Galloway feels that Roosevelt would be a good fit for helping him, both for his previous experience with the subject matter and for their shared tutelage under Dr. E, L. Mark at Harvard. Should Roosevelt be interested in the pamphlets and comments enclosed in this letter, Galloway requests that Roosevelt write a preface to his book.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-29
Gilbert Reid asks Theodore Roosevelt to send his son an autographed photograph. He discusses plans to secure a salary for a Harvard alumnus to work with the International Institute of China and asks for Roosevelt’s help.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-29