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Acting Secretary of State Adee informs German Ambassador Sternburg that he has received Sternburg’s letter regarding Emperor William II’s presentation of busts of Frederick II and Helmuth Moltke to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Adee promises to ensure that the busts are forwarded to their destination.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-17
German Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg informs Secretary of State Root that German Emperor William II is presenting the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, with the busts of Frederick II and Helmuth Moltke to show the emperor’s interest in the American Army. Sternburg tells Root that he forwarded the busts through the Consulate General at New York and asks him to ensure they reach their destination.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-08
James Earle Fraser’s bust of President Roosevelt will be executed in marble and added to the collection of busts of vice presidents in the Senate Chamber in Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-27
President Roosevelt holds a hammer and chisel, ready to strike, just above a large bust of himself with the words, “Honor,” “Strength,” “Integrity,” “Breadth,” and “Patriotism” written on his bust.
This cartoon by Arthur L. Bowen suffers the fate of many a drawing by an artist one step above amateur status, and commentators of modest powers. It appears to commend President Roosevelt, but at the same time seems to suggest that he molded, more than earned, his image.
The Dickinson State Teachers College library has locked cases for the display of materials. They would appreciate materials from any period in Theodore Roosevelt’s life which could be borrowed for the dedication ceremony.
1961-10-04
Hermann Hagedorn is pleased to hear that a room in the new library at Dickinson State Teachers College is dedicated to Theodore Roosevelt. He mentions that a bust of Theodore Roosevelt can be secured through the Theodore Roosevelt Association.
1961-08-17
Advertisement for reproductions of a portrait bust of Theodore Roosevelt originally designed in bronze by Gleb W. Derujinsky.
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Theodore Roosevelt is glad James Earle Fraser’s bust of him will reside at the Oshkosh Public Library. While he generally disapproves of the portraiture of living men, he considers Fraser’s piece “a real work of art.” He is glad the library has a collection of stone and copper tools and feels scholars should study American antiquity as much as American history.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-10-19
President Roosevelt thanks Maud Nathan and her husband Frederick for the bust of Voltaire. He is glad to hear about what she has been doing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-31
President Roosevelt thanks Eugene Meyer for his generous gift of a bust of Abraham Lincoln.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-12
President Roosevelt discusses the various busts of George Washington, and in particular praises the one by Jean Antoine Houdon. He tells French Ambassador Jusserand that a gift like the one from France makes him appreciate why everyone turns to the French to teach them “how to do those things which need in the doing the perfection of good taste.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-06
President Roosevelt informs Wayne MacVeagh of the House’s strong opinion that he not speak at the presentation of the bust of the Marquis de Lafayette.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-28
President Roosevelt was pleased to host Comte de Rochambeau and his wife during their visit, and he will gladly accept the bust of George Washington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-15
President Roosevelt does not believe that he can take the time to sit for the production of his bust. He vowed after the John Singer Sargent painting that he would not sit for another painting or bust.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-07
President Roosevelt would like Augustus Saint-Gaudens to sculpt the bust.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-30
Daniel Edgar Sickles informs Theodore Roosevelt that he subscribed to the Joe Wheeler bust with a $50 subscription and General Wilson will hand Roosevelt a subscription list soon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-11
Daniel Edgar Sickels is helping sculptor William Rudolph O’Donovan dispose of a bust of General Joseph Wheeler. Having served with Wheeler, Sickels hopes Theodore Roosevelt will use his influence to put the bust in the Army and Navy Club or a suitable institution. Sickels will arrange a meeting with other officers to discuss the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-04
Oronzo Cosentino sends Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt a photograph of a bronze bust he made of Theodore Roosevelt. He would like to sell her the bust for the cost of the bronze. In a handwritten note, she instructs her staff to thank Cosentino for the photo but to say that she cannot purchase the bronze.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-04-08
William Sturgis Bigelow thanks President Roosevelt for his help securing archaeological dig permission for Oric Bates and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Bigelow will put a bust of Roosevelt in the Museum with a smaller one of Maecenas beside it. Baroness Lillian May Speck von Sternberg was heartbroken over the result of her auction. After a visit to the theater in Times Square, John called a faint star “futile,” which Bigelow says is “the way stars look from hell.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-22
Acting Secretary of State Bacon forwards copies of correspondence to William Loeb related to the recent gift of two busts by William II, German Emperor, to the United States Military Academy at West Point, as they may interest President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-10-17