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Postcard showing a side view of The House of the Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts. The house is believed to have been the inspiration for The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
1911
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt responds to a request from Katherine Williams Watson, children’s librarian at the Denver Public Library, to review a list of books called “Girlhood Favorites.” Roosevelt notes that the list includes many of her favorites and the favorites of her children, especially the books of Juliana Horatia Ewing.
1930-10
In his article for Ladies’ Home Journal, Theodore Roosevelt describes the benefits of reading and provides advice on how to get people of any age interested in reading “serious literature.” Roosevelt elaborates on his reading habits and book selection processes, which stem from both his current mood and educational desires.
1915-04
Francis Henry Appleton writes to President Roosevelt on behalf of the Essex Institute in Massachusetts, asking him to persuade Secretary of State John Hay to lecture at the Institute’s Nathaniel Hawthorne celebration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-04
Richard M. Saltonstall writes on behalf of the Essex Institute, and extends the Institute’s wishes to have John Hay speak on the 100th anniversary of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s birth.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-04