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Author Madison Julius Cawein sends a set of his books, illustrated by Eric Pape, to President Roosevelt. Additionally, he sends a copy of the ode he presented at the commemoration of the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and an extra set of illustrations compliments of Pape.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-19
Theodore Roosevelt asks if his son Archie needs him to write to Brewster or do anything else to arrange for his trip. Roosevelt admires the artwork Ted Pitman has prepared for his next book. He is also glad that Archie will be going to the summer camp for military training over the summer, and he hopes that Quentin will go too.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-03-29
President Roosevelt sympathizes with Charles Stedman Hanks, and gives examples where illustrations of animals in books did not match the animals described in the text. Roosevelt remarks that, regarding the “Tillman incident,” he must meet with many people, and it is impossible for him to prevent some number of them from lying about him. Roosevelt feels that the railroad rate bill is in a good place, but is wary of what may happen to it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-18
The writing must be strictly controlled in the latest publishing venture of Theodore Roosevelt and George Bird Grinnell. There cannot be a repeat of the controversy A. G. Wallihan’s book had with the fake pictures. Roosevelt and Grinnell must have a definitive understanding from Wallihan as to the publication of the book.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1900-02-23
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt thanks Frederick Courteney Selous for sending John Everett Millais’s book. Roosevelt encourages Selous to collect accounts of his shooting trips into a volume. Washington, D.C., has seen some snow and Roosevelt has been practicing with skis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1898-02-03
Theodore Roosevelt advises George Bird Grinnell how to approach a controversy involving fake pictures in A. G. Wallihan’s book. Wallihan isn’t responsible for the pictures and they were added without his knowledge and “against his protest.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1898-03-15
Theodore Roosevelt addresses the faked pictures in A. G. Wallihan’s book. When Roosevelt wrote the preface to the book, he vouched only for the pictures that he saw. Wallihan’s name is responsible for all of the pictures.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1898-03-28
Theodore Roosevelt sends George Bird Grinnell two letters. In one of the letters, A. G. Wallihan “practically admits that we didn’t do him any injustices.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1898-04-07
As directed by Secretary of the Smithsonian Charles D. Walcott, chief clerk Harry W. Dorsey sends Theodore Roosevelt a letter from Edmund Heller about the safari with Paul James Rainey. The illustrations have arrived, but the text has not.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-16
Robert Bridges will have revisions of the articles made as book copy, and very much likes President Roosevelt’s suggestion to use a cougar head as a stamp on the book cover. Bridges accepts Roosevelt’s invitation to lunch on July 8th.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-05
Winthrop Chanler sends some interesting items from William A. Baillie-Grohman. Chanler, who is finally feeling well, enjoyed his time in Washington and is glad to be home again.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-01-29
Augustus Ralph Keller requests that President Roosevelt examine and criticize two likenesses which are set to appear in the uniform edition of Roosevelt’s works which is being prepared for publication.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-18
Augustus Ralph Keller has received President Roosevelt’s criticism of the etchings and other proofs will be submitted.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-20