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President Roosevelt thanks Edgar Huidekoper Wells for assisting Kermit Roosevelt in picking six courses. Roosevelt hopes Kermit will continue working on his Greek, as he himself never took to it. Kermit understands that the six half courses are a heavy workload, but Roosevelt will remind him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-03
An obituary of Jeremiah Curtin, a scholar and linguist who translated and transcribed many folktales and legends.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-15
Frank F. Wolfgram writes Theodore Roosevelt requesting information on business opportunities in Asuncion, Paraguay.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1914-03-15
President Roosevelt cannot accept William Ridgeway’s invitation to speak; he only intends to make the Oxford Romanes Lecture and an informal talk at the Royal Geographical Society when he is in England. Roosevelt disagrees with the pamphlet Ridgeway recently sent him, which identifies races and languages with each other. He points out that in the United States and Caribbean Islands, many people speak European languages but do not have European blood.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-09
Reuben C. Eldridge has a pamphlet at the printer about forming a universal language. He discusses his process and offers to send Theodore Roosevelt a copy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-31