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Letter from Ben B. Lindsey to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Ben B. Lindsey to Theodore Roosevelt

Judge Lindsey provides an update on his efforts combating special interests, particularly his contention that the Colorado State Bureau of Child and Animal Protection is a private society in violation of the state constitution. He requests input on another article and would like to meet with Theodore Roosevelt in early July.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-22

Letter from Frank M. Chapman to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Frank M. Chapman to Theodore Roosevelt

Frank M. Chapman sends Theodore Roosevelt the balance of the proof of his article on protective coloration of animals. Chapman believes that, at least as far as birds are concerned, protective coloration is more important than Roosevelt currently allows in his article, and offers a number of examples supporting this view.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-26

Letter from Theodore Irving Wood to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Irving Wood to Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Irving Wood, in his capacity as the president of the Home Educational Society, asks Theodore Roosevelt to write a short article for an upcoming publication titled Hints for the Home. Wood wants Roosevelt to write about the duties of married men to their families and their country and inquires if he knows of anyone to write about the duties of married women to their families and country. Wood informs Roosevelt that the book will be sent to newly married couples throughout the country.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-09

Letter from W. H. Crook to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from W. H. Crook to Theodore Roosevelt

W. H. Crook, the former White House Executive Clerk, informs Theodore Roosevelt that the last part of his series on the Home Life of Presidents will be published soon on Roosevelt’s time in the White House. While the article is limited to a certain word count, it will also be published as a longer book. Crook feels this “is the best campaign document that the Republican National Committee could send out,” and will make Roosevelt the President of the United States again. He hopes Roosevelt will read the piece and offer his opinion on it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-29

Letter from Robert L. Stevens to Frank Harper

Letter from Robert L. Stevens to Frank Harper

Robert L. Stevens asks Frank Harper if there are any articles which Theodore Roosevelt has previously written that he could permit the Home Educational Society to publish in its upcoming book. The book is slated to have a large circulation, and will be provided free of cost to every newly married couple in the United States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-15

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Whitelaw Reid leaves a note for Theodore Roosevelt regarding a proposed series of articles on European politics. The newspaper he presented the idea to felt that they could not justify the price, but suggested that a magazine might be interested. Reid was glad to have seen Roosevelt’s son and daughter-in-law, Theodore Roosevelt and Eleanor Butler Roosevelt, recently, and hopes that Roosevelt’s son Archibald Roosevelt is doing well also. He provides some details about his own family, and wishes Roosevelt well.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-11