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Theodore Roosevelt asks for his sister’s advice on an enclosed letter. He wishes he knew a wealthy man who could help support the family of the deceased poet, Madison Julius Cawein, but refuses to ask Andrew Carnegie. Roosevelt inquires about a photograph he sent to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson and sends his love to her family.
1915-06-16
Theodore Roosevelt writes that the matter with Alexander Smith Cochran is arranged. Roosevelt asks that Temple Scott keep the matter private except for Mark Sullivan. To save Bliss Carmen’s feelings he will have him work some with the Elizabethan club.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-02-17
Theodore Roosevelt write to Alexander Smith Cochran, founder of the Elizabethan Club, to inquire about employment opportunities for poet Bliss Carman. Roosevelt mentions that when he was President, he angered the “ultra-civil-service Reformers” by encouraging a similar poet, Arlington Robinson, to pursue writing instead of his work at a millinery store.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-02-04