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Reverend Sherrill responds to Festus L. Minnear’s request that speakers for the Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Symposium in Dickinson also stop in Fargo. Sherill suggests Minnear contact the individual speakers directly, or contact the Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Commission for help in procuring speakers.
1958-02-10
President Roosevelt tells Frances M. Wolcott that he has no idea if a lecture tour in support of the work done by the archaeologist Giacomo Boni in Rome would be feasible or profitable.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-03
Jasper L. McBrien wants to start a lyceum bureau that provides the best speakers for the best rates. He lists his credentials as a lecture organizer and asks for Theodore Roosevelt’s rates and availability from September 1, 1911, to September 1, 1912, and beyond. A handwritten post script reminds Roosevelt that McBrien was one of the men who held up his train on the way to the Iowa State Teachers Association.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-17
John B. Fitzpatrick wrote Theodore Roosevelt last month about giving a serious of lectures around the country following his return from abroad. At the time, William Loeb responded that during his last days in the White House, Roosevelt did not have time to consider the matter. Fitzpatrick asks again if Roosevelt is interested and offers to meet with him before he sails.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-03-09
Frances M. Wolcott informs President Roosevelt of the work done by the archaeologist Giacomo Boni in Rome and of lectures he has recently given in England. Boni is trying to raise money for a library at the Roman Forum. Wolcott wonders if a lecture tour in the United States would be worthwhile, and if so, how to go about arranging it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-29