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Kuno Meyer sends President Roosevelt a copy of his edition of some unpublished Irish heroic tales, entitled, “Death-tales of the Ulster Heroes,” and requests a copy of the paper Roosevelt has written on the subject of ancient Irish romance.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-14
Richard Watson Gilder writes a friendly letter to President Roosevelt discussing his meeting with Edwin Arlington Robinson, old Irish literature, and Roosevelt’s Harvard address.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-29
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary tells Eleanore Osgood Leavens that Roosevelt has never written an article about Irish language and dialects. He refers Leavens to articles in The Outlook and The Century authored by Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-09-25
Theodore Roosevelt regrets that he is too busy to have dinner with William Michael Byrne but would like to see him at the Outlook office. Roosevelt is to meet with Father O’Flannigan about getting the study of Gaelic into the schools.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-06-03
President Roosevelt is interested in subscribing to Charles Welsh’s book entitled Irish Literature, but he asks that Welsh not make his letter public. If Roosevelt is known to have endorsed one book, he explains, he would be expected to endorse many others.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-07
Theodore Roosevelt gives Maurice Francis Egan permission to quote him on the Irish saga, but would like to see it so that he can be sure of the phraseology. Roosevelt finds sea fiction author James B. Connolly delightful and enjoyed his Gloucester stories.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-28
President Roosevelt thanks T. P. Gill for the Cuchulain saga. Roosevelt had ordered the saga but has canceled his order and instead purchased A Literary History of Ireland by Douglas Hyde. Roosevelt hopes to meet with Gill again.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-22
President Roosevelt thanks Lady Gregory for the book of poems and songs that she sent. He thinks she will be amused to know that his wife and children knew some of the stories, having been told them by their Irish nurse and maids. Roosevelt reflects on the literary future of the United States, especially regarding the impact that new immigrants may have.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-08
Winona de Clyver Edson asks if she can list Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt as a patron of a performance at her studio which will be given to raise money for the Gaelic League. The League’s goal is to preserve and promote Irish language and literature.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-10
Lady Gregory sends her book Saints & Wonders to President Roosevelt and discusses the challenges of isolating the Irish Christian literature from that of Rome and Judea. Gregory has heard of Roosevelt’s interest in old Irish literature. She remarks that the Irish are “more and more turning our back to England and our face to America” as so many Irish have gone to the “Land of Promise.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-12
John Quinn recommends new works of Irish literature for President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-25
W. Lorcan O’Byrne sends President Roosevelt four books about ancient Ireland that he believes will interest him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-30
Lady Gregory sends her book Saints & Wonders to President Roosevelt and discusses the challenges of isolating the Irish Christian literature from that of Rome and Judea. Gregory has heard of Roosevelt’s interest in old Irish literature. She remarks that the Irish are “more and more turning our back to England and our face to America” as so many Irish have gone to the “Land of Promise.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-12
Lady Gregory writes to President Roosevelt regarding Irish literature and hopes that one day American kinsmen will travel back to Ireland to see the places in which these stories and tales unfold. Original and typewritten copy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-28