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Photographs of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., appear on the front and back covers of this issue. A cluster of three buildings appear on the front while a bronze relief sculpture at the entrance to the James Madison Building adorns the back cover.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2007
Michelle A. Krowl of the Library of Congress presents twenty items from the library’s Theodore Roosevelt Collection. The material, consisting of twelve letters, four other documents, three political cartoons, and a campaign poster, encompass the years 1884 to 1934. Twelve of the documents were penned by Roosevelt, and Krowl provides context and background for each item while including quotes from the document in her description. The twenty items are preceded by a short introductory essay by Krowl which includes two photographs of the Library of Congress.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2021
John O. Haynie asks Theodore Roosevelt to consider his letter confidential because he works as a policeman at the Library of Congress and does not want to be discovered by the current administration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-16
William Loeb asks Rudolph Forster to discover if Leroy Stafford Boyd is an employee of the Library of Congress.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-26
President Roosevelt congratulates Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam and wishes him a merry Christmas.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-24
Herbert Putnam writes to Theodore Roosevelt to say that the Library of Congress mistakenly does not have copies of a specific address Roosevelt gave nor a specific article he wrote, both relating to Abraham Lincoln, and asks if he would please send copies of each.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-13
Alfred Bishop Mason is sending Theodore Roosevelt his new book, Tom Strong, Washington’s Scout. He hopes to inspire patriotism with Tom Strong and his dependents and hopes to be able to write of Tom Strong’s great grandson who will work for Gifford Pinchot and fight for Roosevelt’s policies.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-04
Regional Historian Merrill J. Mattes suggests that Theodore Roosevelt National Park Superintendent Hanks write to the Library of Congress in order to assist Historian Chester L. Brooks acquire the necessary literature for his project.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-02-10
Historian Chester L. Brooks requests several books for his “The Badlands to 1879” project.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-02-19
President Roosevelt expects he will receive two copies of Edward S. Curtis’s series of volumes The North American Indian, and he asks Herbert Putnam whether the Library of Congress has a copy. If not, Roosevelt may donate one of his.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-15
President Roosevelt will read an article George Haven Putnam had written regarding upcoming copyright legislation but is too busy to fully dedicate himself to the matter. Roosevelt asks if Putnam could have his brother, Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam, keep him informed on the bill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-25
President Roosevelt informs Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam that the National Advisory Board for Fuels and Structural Materials is gathering data about the character of coal used by the government and the type of equipment used in government buildings. He instructs Putnam to have the proper representative of the Library of Congress attend an upcoming meeting of the board, some coal operators, and others. The participants are to consider the purchase of coal on a more equitable basis and how to heat government buildings more efficiently.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-06
President Roosevelt congratulates Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam on the recent acquisition of the Yudin Russian Library, which has given the Library of Congress one of the best collections of Russian works in the world.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-16
President Roosevelt asks Librarian of Congress Putnam if the enclosed is all right, and if it is, to present it. Roosevelt takes it for granted that Putnam has the money without any extra appropriation, and asks if he is correct in this assumption.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-09
Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam wishes to secure a private library collection in Siberia and President Roosevelt asks Russian Ambassador Rosen to aid in this endeavor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-08
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Keep, Comptroller of Currency Murray, and Chief Forester Pinchot provide President Roosevelt with a detailed report of the organization and operations of the Department of the Interior. The report highlights “grave defects” in the structure of the Department such as redundant job functions, an “abuse of letter writing” that impedes public business, and rampant inefficiency. The report recommends the dissolution of several divisions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-22
Keep, Charles Hallam, 1861-1941; Murray, Lawrence O., 1864-1926; Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946
President Roosevelt introduces Reverend Frank Milton Bristol to Librarian of Congress Putnam. Bristol wishes to recommend Louise Duvall, daughter of the late Andrew B. Duvall, for a position in the Library of Congress, and would like to know who he should address in this matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-13
President Roosevelt agrees with George Cabot Lodge that it would be good to have someone at the Library of Congress who regards books as literature, rather than merchandise. He hopes that Lodge can get him the articles from Europe if possible, as he is interested in finding out of humans existed in Australia during late tertiary times.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-03-07
President Roosevelt tells Judge Shoup that Alexander Scott Withers wrote a volume on “the general subject of border warfare.” The Congressional Library can give Shoup the name of the volume.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-02-21
President Roosevelt thanks Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam for being willing to meet Mary E. Schick. Roosevelt thinks highly of Schick, and would like to see her work at the Library of Congress.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-06