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Archduke Ludwig Salvator thanks Theodore Roosevelt for sending the book on African hunting. Books can take time to arrive from Vienna, so Salvator is thanking Roosevelt now and will write again once it has been received. Salvator hopes to come back to America and see Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911
John C. Richberg tells Theodore Roosevelt that his son Donald R. Richberg has just published a book. He says that Donald R. Richberg wrote an article for a newspaper in Vienna during Roosevelt’s first presidential term in support of him. John C. Richberg hopes Rosoevelt will take a look at his son’s book.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-13
Joseph Szold asks Theodore Roosevelt if he received the letter Szold sent while Roosevelt was in Vienna on his return trip from Africa. Szold shook Theodore and Kermit Roosevelt’s hands during a reception at the Embassy in Vienna.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-04
Ambassador Charles S. Francis notes that Professor John Williams Burgess attended Ambassador Charlemagne Tower’s recent dinner at the Embassy in Berlin and will be traveling to Vienna. Due to Burgess’s criticism of President Roosevelt, Francis does not want to entertain him, and asks William Loeb’s opinion on the matter. Francis hopes that Roosevelt approved of unofficial efforts to pressure the Austrian Phoenix Insurance Company to reach an agreement with a committee representing the San Francisco earthquake claimants.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-11
Ambassador Francis writes to President Roosevelt to explain that normally he does not conduct newspaper interviews but in this circumstance he felt offering a statement in writing was acceptable. He also hopes Roosevelt will approve of his statement, given to a Viennese newspaper and La Rousse of St. Petersburg, Russia. In the copy of his statement, Francis describes Japan and the United States as good friends, and describes Russia as “their old ally and firm friend.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-18
Oscar Sutro thanks Ambassador Charles S. Francis for his assistance in reaching a compromise with the Austrian Phoenix Insurance Company. The deal will greatly help all claimants affected by the recent San Francisco earthquake.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-12
Secretary of State Root sends President Roosevelt a copy of a dispatch from Ambassador Charles S. Francis reporting an interview that Baron Hengelmüller von Hengervár did with the Neue Freie Presse in Vienna.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-03
Thomas O. Conant sends President Roosevelt a description of a Thanksgiving reception given by the ambassador in Vienna. He describes the more positive public opinion of Americans which is held by foreigners since President Roosevelt took office.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-02
President Roosevelt handled the Bellamy Storer affair exactly as John St. Loe Strachey expected. Strachey hopes that the Americans are able to make a model treaty with the Japanese, as he believes that England may confront similar issues soon. Strachey and his wife are traveling to Berlin to visit friends and he asks for a letter of introduction to Ambassador Charlemagne Tower. Strachey also asks Roosevelt what he thought about his recent article in the Spectator about the proposal to create representative government in India. In a handwritten postscript, Strachey mentions that he received a “capital letter” from General Leonard Wood, and he hopes to meet Wood in the United States.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-31
Ambassador Francis tells William Loeb about the Wiener Männergesang-Verein, the singing society from Vienna. Francis explains that the group pays for all of their travel out-of-pocket and donates all earnings to charities. Francis saw their performance last evening with Count Agenor Goluchowski and Count Botho Graf von Wedel, which was wonderful. He hopes to soon hear from Loeb that President Roosevelt and First Lady Edith Roosevelt will receive the society at the White House before they appear before American audiences.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-29
Ambassador Francis informs William Loeb about the Wiener Männergesang-Verein and its plan to visit the United States next year. He asks if President Roosevelt would allow the choir to visit him at the White House and give a private concert.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-14
Ambassador Francis tells President Roosevelt he fielded a request from the Neue Freie Presse, for an interview regarding the controversy between the United States and Japan on the tensions in California. Francis encloses what he gave the reporter. He also notes that about 400 guests came to a reception at the American Embassy on Thanksgiving Day, and he sends holiday greetings to the Roosevelts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-12
Ambassador Francis reports to President Roosevelt on a recent visit he made to Budapest, and notes that he made a similar report, through William Loeb, following an earlier visit. He plans to go again in April or May, unless something should require his attention there earlier. He will also visit northern Hungary and perhaps Galicia in May or June.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-11
Ambassador Storer wrote to President Roosevelt acknowledging that President Roosevelt had asked him to remain as ambassador to Vienna. As was customary after an election Ambassador Storer, in a previous letter, had offered his resignation after the 1904 election to Roosevelt. Roosevelt, in turn, asked Storer to continue in his post for Roosevelt’s second term.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-23
Charles S. Francis writes that he would accept a diplomatic appointment in St. Petersburg or Rome, since his preferred posting to Vienna is unavailable. He thanks President Roosevelt for considering his application.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-09
Charles S. Francis asks to be appointed to Austria-Hungary. Francis wishes to emulate his father John M. Francis’s diplomatic career.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-05
Views of Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria-Hungary, and an entourage of military officers and civilians walking down a wide avenue; the street is lined with people greeting the Emperor. Interior title notes location as Vienna, Austria, and notes that Theodore Roosevelt was entertained by the Emperor at the palace. Roosevelt visited the Emperor in April 1910; there are no views of Roosevelt on the film.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
1910
President Roosevelt is debating changes in European ambassadorships and has heard that the Viennese are opposed to having a Catholic ambassador. Roosevelt asks if this information can be verified.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-15
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Joseph Szold that Roosevelt received thousands of letters during his Europe trip and cannot possibly remember them all. He apologizes that Szold did not get a reply.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-07
Theodore Roosevelt sends warm wishes to Andrea Hofer Proudfoot and her children. Roosevelt explains that he is unable to draft a letter such as the one requested.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-31