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President Roosevelt suggests to Edward S. Curtis that when he publishes his book, he may wish to contact Natalie Curtis to write up the songs and music of the Native Americans, as she has made a noteworthy study of them.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-02-07
President Roosevelt would like every opportunity to be given to Natalie Curtis Burlin to travel through all Native American reservations and report on all matters “pertaining to the well-being, the education, the artistic development, and the industries of the Indians.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-22
President Roosevelt would like Hamlin Garland to meet with Natalie Curtis Burlin regarding the Native Americans of the southwestern United States, particularly the “advisability of developing along its own lines their marked artistic talent.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-22
President Roosevelt would like George Bird Grinnell to meet with Natalie Curtis Burlin regarding the Native Americans of the southwestern United States, particularly the “advisability of developing along its own lines their marked artistic talent.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-22
President Roosevelt introduces Natalie Curtis Burlin who would like to investigate the artistic side of Native Americans in the southwestern United States. Roosevelt would like “every possible facility” given to Curtis and instructs Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock to consult with Hamlin Garland and George Bird Grinnell on Curtis’s ideas.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-22
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock writes to President Roosevelt to inform Roosevelt that Hitchcock has returned to work, and will think about Natalie Curtis’ suggestion regarding Native Americans. Hitchcock encloses a clipping and gives his regards to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-07