Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martha Waller Johnson
President Roosevelt thanks Martha Waller Johnson for a book with John Randolph’s signature in it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-26
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Autographs--Collectors and collecting
Letter from Eva Hach to Theodore Roosevelt
Eva Hach asks Theodore Roosevelt for a handwritten autograph.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-14
Letter Charles N. Elliot to Theodore Roosevelt
Charles N. Elliot sends Theodore Roosevelt John Burroughs’ book about his Western trip with Roosevelt and requests that Roosevelt write a brief appreciation of the author for inclusion.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-14
Letter from Charles Elmer Rice to Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Elmer Rice sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of his genealogy “By the name of Rice.” He surmises that his ancestor Edmund Rice would have been a “good Roosevelt Republican.” Rice hopes that Roosevelt will send an autograph in return to add to his collection of presidents’ autographs.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-05-01
Letter from Russell L. Kanouse to Theodore Roosevelt
Russell L. Kanouse introduces himself as “a young American boy collecting autographs,” and asks if Theodore Roosevelt would send him his autograph, without which his collection would be incomplete.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-03-04
Letter from Glenn A. Bogan to Theodore Roosevelt
Glenn A. Bogan introduces himself as “a young American boy collecting autographs,” and asks if Theodore Roosevelt would send him his autograph, without which his collection would be incomplete.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-03-02
Letter from Ernest Ingersoll to Theodore Roosevelt
Ernest Ingersoll sends Theodore Roosevelt a clipping he wrote about Roosevelt’s book describing his travels in Africa for the Literary Digest. Ingersoll remarks that he likes to get the books in his library signed by their contributors, and while he already has Roosevelt’s autograph, asks if he might help him get the signatures of Frederick Courteney Selous and R. J. Cunninghame, who accompanied Roosevelt on his safari.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1910-10-13
Letter from Laura d’Oremieulx Roosevelt to William Loeb
Laura d’Oremieulx Roosevelt asks William Loeb if President Roosevelt is deluged with requests for autographs, and mentions that a friend of hers, Charles B. Perkins, is collecting presidential autographs. She asks if Roosevelt would be willing to write a quick note, although she adds that Loeb should not trouble the president if he is too tired or busy.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-02-21
Letter from Robert Jenkins Nevin to Theodore Roosevelt
Reverend Nevin thanks President Roosevelt for the photograph, which resembles his pose in a recent cartoon of Roosevelt. Nevin is on his way to the state of Guerrero in Mexico. Nevin discusses big game hunting, including that of leopards and jaguars. He congratulates Roosevelt on his recent work accomplished. In the post script, Nevin writes that the photograph and letter Roosevelt recently sent disappeared from Nevin’s writing table at the Century Club, likely stolen by an autograph hound.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-14
Letter from Douglas Robinson to William Loeb
Douglas Robinson writes to William Loeb regarding the request for an autograph from President Roosevelt to S. M. Brown. Robinson also asks Loeb about Alice Roosevelt’s upcoming wedding and the possibility of extending an invitation to August Belmont.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-02-08
Letter from A. L. Wolf to Theodore Roosevelt
A. L. Wolf writes to President Roosevelt to request a note of congratulations from the President to his friend who is celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary. Wolf describes his friend as a great admirer of Roosevelt and a collector of autographs.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-02-05