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Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary sends Elmer Barber the letter the authorities in Washington D.C. sent Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-10-06
Frederick W. Carel, a retired newspaper man and blind Union soldier, is petitioning various friends and public figures for help securing medical care to treat his blindness. He would appreciate any help Theodore Roosevelt is able to provide.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-17
Emma L. Madsen tells Theodore Roosevelt how a company has yet to pay out the shares she and her mother purchased. She hopes he can do something to rectify it, as she and her mother are poor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-05
Elmer Barber asks Theodore Roosevelt if there are provisions for soldier’s disabled children.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-09-28
President Taft will open the Blind Workers Exhibition on April 26. There will be demonstrations of how blind merchants work, how blind students are educated, and how the blind enjoy games and recreation. The exhibition shows the public what is being done to help the blind. A list of committee members is included.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-15
A list of ticket prices with an order slip for the Blind Workers Exhibition.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-15
Carmen Sylva, the Queen of Romania, is pleased that the country now has its own American diplomat. She is also glad to hear that President Roosevelt enjoyed the actress Gertrude Giers. Sylva also sends Roosevelt some of her writings, and discusses her desire to build a city for the blind, where they will be employed as typesetters.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-12