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David Nelson Beach asks Theodore Roosevelt to deliver the Enoch Pond Lectures on applied Christianity in February 1912.
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1911-01-21
Benjamin Ide Wheeler clarifies that no Tercentenary celebration of the King James Bible is planned while Theodore Roosevelt is in California. The San Francisco Bible Society is merely taking advantage of Roosevelt’s presence. Wheeler discusses the scheduled lectures and asks Roosevelt what the lecture series is titled.
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1911-01-17
James A. B. Scherer arranged for Theodore Roosevelt to visit the Carnegie Observatory on Mount Wilson if he desires.
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1911-01-18
James M. Tranmer asks Theodore Roosevelt to lecture in New Bedford, Massachusetts, assuring the lecture would be well-attended and the trip “both pleasant and profitable.” He requests Roosevelt waive one-third of the cost, ensuring a financial balance for his important work as a pastor.
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1911-01-18
Webster H. Wyand asks Representative Pearre to write Theodore Roosevelt about lecturing to the Busy Men’s Bible Class in May.
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1911-01-18
In light of his recent article on miners, Harriet Clay Penman again asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She discusses mining’s impact on the area.
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1911-01-15
Charles Barthelmeh asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak at the county’s annual teachers’ meeting on August 22, 23, or 24.
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1911-01-16
William H. Denlinger asks Theodore Roosevelt if he can lecture at the auditorium in Patton, Pennsylvania, in the summer.
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1911-01-12
Webster H. Wyand invites Theodore Roosevelt to lecture to the Busy Men’s Bible Class in May. He encloses clippings about the organization.
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1911-01-12
Governor Johnson regrets that he cannot accept Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s dinner invitation as his gubernatorial duties keep him busy. He shares his thoughts regarding arrangements for Theodore Roosevelt’s speeches in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Any local party wishing to sponsor Roosevelt must ensure general admittance. Johnson encloses an invitation from the City Club of Los Angeles.
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1911-01-11
Governor Eberhart joins President Frank Nelson in inviting Theodore Roosevelt to lecture at the Minnesota College and Minnesota Society of Fine Arts.
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1911-01-10
Thomas Colby informs Frank Harper that January twenty-third is convenient for Theodore Roosevelt’s lecture. He asks if Roosevelt can speak to the schoolchildren sometime about his African trip.
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1911-01-06
Fred M. Goss again asks Theodore Roosevelt to lecture at Melrose under the auspices of the Men’s Club of the Unitarian Church. He will continue to write periodically until Roosevelt accepts.
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1911-01-06
T. Herbert Warren, Vice Chancellor of Oxford University, introduces Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur Foxton Ferguson who is going on tour in the United States to lecture on folklore and music.
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1910-12-19
Edmund Heller asks Theodore Roosevelt’s permission to lecture the various societies that have invited him to speak on his African safari work. He discusses describing the new species of small mammals collected in Sudan.
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1910-11-26
Newell Dwight Hillis is impressed with Brown’s plan of a lecture series and studies of great men and events through a union of churches and ministers. He believes it will unify the spiritual forces of the community.
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1910-10-13
Charles Cannon sends Theodore Roosevelt proofs of his Romanes Lecture and asks him to make any corrections before publication.
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1910-03-31
Annie Eleyma asks Theodore Roosevelt for one of his tickets to attend his Romanes Lecture. She has been reading his articles in the Daily Telegraph.
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1910-03-23
At a recent meeting of her local church’s Ladies Aid Society, Marie Earhart White heard that Theodore Roosevelt is supposedly lecturing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in October. As a committee member, White asks Roosevelt to also lecture in Duluth, Minnesota.
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1910-03-04
Charles J. Heinz asks William Loeb if Theodore Roosevelt will make a lecture tour upon his return and who to contact for arrangements.
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1910-03-06