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Lottie M. Koons tells Theodore Roosevelt she is preparing a volume containing quotations from the best writers and speakers. Koons quotes a speech Roosevelt gave in Minneapolis before the death of William McKinley and asks Roosevelt if he would mind if she included the in her book, with proper credit given.
Lottie M. Koons went on to publish Gems in Literature in 1914.
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Edwin Arlington Robinson for the book. Roosevelt is pleased with the translations of the anthology and enjoyed Robinson’s poem that will appear in The Outlook.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-02-22
William J. Sly has been working to compile an anthology work for boys, and asks Theodore Roosevelt if he would consent to write a piece for the work on the topic of “The Worth of a Boy.” Sly has been working with several experts, and believes the work will be a great contribution to home education.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-10
Senator Lodge thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his note and for agreeing to write an introduction for his late son George Cabot Lodge’s collected works of poetry. Henry Adams has written a biographical memoir so Roosevelt is free to write merely about George’s poetry and his opinion of him as a man. The Lodge family feels “very great happiness” to have Roosevelt associated with “Bay’s” memory.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-11
Chairman of the Republican National Committee Cortelyou sends William Loeb a communication from Hugh M. Foster which details Foster’s desire to create a compilation of President Roosevelt’s writings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-18
William N. Tilchin discusses the long process of compiling, editing, and publishing Spotlighting TR: Selections from the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal, 2007-2014. Tilchin notes the obstacles presented by finances and finding enough time to work on the project. Tilchin acknowledges the support of Boston University for a sabbatical leave and Amy Krueger for her design and production work.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2017