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President Roosevelt thanks Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam for sending him a letter regarding Thomas G. Alvord. Roosevelt says that he feels kindly towards Alvord, but all he could ask would be for Putnam to go over the matter personally. He trusts Putnam’s judgment in the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-17
President Roosevelt invites Owen Wister to the White House for a week, which would give Wister a chance to rest. Roosevelt says, “You could read, walk about, [and] see the Congressional Library. . . .”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-02
President Roosevelt encloses a letter written by Leroy Stafford Boyd, an employee of the Library of Congress. Roosevelt considers the letter to be treasonous and informs Herbert Putnam that Boyd should not be retained in the service of the government.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-29
President Roosevelt writes to Librarian of Congress, Herbert Putnam, concerning employment for Kilbourn Gordon, grandchild of Mrs. Hallet Kilbourn.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-16
President Roosevelt informs Katherine Kerkendall Kilbourn that he will write to the Librarian of Congress, Herbert Putnam, about her grandson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-16
President Roosevelt is enjoying the books Herbert Putnam sent him but the book on Poland was too short.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-08
President Roosevelt is recovering from a leg injury and requests books on several topics from Herbert Putnam; including early Mediterranean races, the history of Poland, and “the best modern history of Mesopotamia.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-06
Vice President Roosevelt sends Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam two letters of recommendation, from Franklin Matthews and from Booker T. Washington, on behalf of a Mrs. Matthews. Roosevelt believes these letters show Mrs. Matthews to be qualified, and he asks that if there are any vacancies at the Library of Congress, she be given a chance to prove her merits.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-06-05
Vice President Roosevelt writes to Herbert Putnam, the Librarian of Congress, asking him to read an enclosed letter on behalf of Eugene B. O’Neill. O’Neill is the brother of William Owen “Bucky” O’Neill, who served as a Rough Rider, and Roosevelt has heard good things about him. He asks if it would be possible to give Eugene a trial to see how he does.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-04-26
Eugene E. Prussing tells Theodore Roosevelt of a letter from Gouverneur Morris to George Washington, which he found while examining the last year of Washington’s correspondence. Prussing had two copies of the letter made and intended to send one to Roosevelt, but has realized that Roosevelt referred to the letter in his book on Washington and so has read it before. He sends him a copy of the letter nevertheless.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-03-07
Edward V. Casteele describes a “rare” multilingual dictionary consisting of Latin, Greek, French, and a form of “old Dutch” and asks Theodore Roosevelt if he is interested in it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-12
George Cabot Lodge informs President Roosevelt that he was unsuccessful in his search of the Library of Congress for the periodical he had been discussing with Roosevelt earlier. Document includes both the typed transcript and the handwritten letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-03-07
James W. Cheney, Librarian of the War Department, presents some of his findings to Major General Gillespie regarding the reported gift of a sword from Frederick II, King of Prussia, to George Washington. The relevant papers would be located in the collections of the Library of Congress, but they are not indexed which makes the search more difficult. Cheney cites a number of related exhibits, and says that if Gillespie wishes, the War Department Library will conduct further research on the topic.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-17
Herbert Putnam discusses Wilson M. Young, a library employee who he feels lacks initiative and endurance. Young has worked in three divisions of the library “but in no one of the three did he leave a favorable impression.” Putnam believes that Young may do well in a different field. He notes that Young has remained at the library in part because he has the support of Senator William B. Allison.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-10
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Postcard showing an open area with semi-circular desk segments arranged in a circle in the center of the room, with long rectangular desks radiating around the room. Three floors of bookshelves are visible in the background. Charles C. Myers identifies the area as the reading room in the British Museum in London, England, and provides the space’s dimensions. He notes that it is rivaled only by the Library of Congress.
1910
E. T. B. Ltd.; Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942
The combined “Books” and “Book Notes” sections contain four lengthy reviews, a brief review essay, and a notice about five works related to the life of Theodore Roosevelt. It also includes a short excerpt from Roosevelt’s writings on conservation and a report by Wallace Finley Dailey on the status of the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University. Christopher Volpe praises Edward Renehan’s biography of John Burroughs and highlights Burroughs’s friendships with Roosevelt and the poet Walt Whitman. Volpe notes that Burroughs was a very popular figure as a nature writer in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, but that he fell into obscurity after his death in 1921.
John A. Gable admires the cartoons and commentary found in J. David Valaik’s Theodore Roosevelt, An American Hero in Caricature which reproduces forty-seven caricatures of Roosevelt found in the pages of Puck magazine. Gable also favors Caleb Carr’s historical novel, The Alienist, which revolves around Roosevelt’s tenure as Police Commissioner of New York City. Gable, deeply skeptical of fictional portrayals of Roosevelt, finds Carr’s treatment “entirely accurate,” and he notes how other characters that people the novel have roots in real persons.
James G. Lewis reviews Char Miller’s Gifford Pinchot: The Evolution of an American Conservationist and notes that the work challenges the established view of the relationship between Pinchot and John Muir. Lewis says that Miller is “writing revisionist environmental history” by providing a nuanced portrait of Pinchot. Some of the selections as well as some of the commentary found in Mario R. Di Nunzio’s Theodore Roosevelt: An American Mind are questioned by the anonymous reviewer.
Wallace Finley Dailey, Curator of the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University, provides a detailed update on manuscript and book additions to the collection; the use of the collection holdings by numerous authors; and the adoption of new computer based cataloging technology. Dailey also discusses fundraising efforts, exhibitions using the collection materials, and donations from members of the Roosevelt family. Photographs of Burroughs, Pinchot, Carr, and Valiak appear in the sections along with a view of the Theodore Roosevelt Gallery at Harvard.
History of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) that highlights the role the TRA played in preserving Theodore Roosevelt’s homes in New York City and Oyster Bay, New York along with Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, D.C. The TRA later transferred all of these historic sites to the National Park Service. The article covers the TRA’s work with Harvard University and the Library of Congress in collecting and preserving papers, books, and film on Roosevelt, and it notes the Association’s support of natural history grants awarded by the American Museum of Natural History and its sponsorship of essay and speaking contests. Many of the books either published or supported by the TRA are listed. The past Presidents and Directors of the TRA are listed, and aspects of the TRA’s governance and finance are noted.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1979
History of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) that highlights the role the TRA played in preserving Theodore Roosevelt’s homes in New York City and Oyster Bay, New York along with Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, D.C. The TRA later transferred all of these historic sites to the National Park Service. The article covers the TRA’s work with Harvard University and the Library of Congress in collecting and preserving papers, books, and film on Roosevelt, and it covers the Association’s support of natural history grants awarded by the American Museum of Natural History. Many of the books either published or supported by the TRA are listed. The past Presidents and Directors of the TRA are listed, and aspects of the TRA’s governance and finance are noted.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1979
History of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) that highlights the role the TRA played in preserving Theodore Roosevelt’s homes in New York City and Oyster Bay, New York, along with Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, D.C. The TRA later transferred all of these historic sites to the National Park Service. The article covers the TRA’s work with Harvard University and the Library of Congress in collecting and preserving papers, books, and film on Roosevelt, and it covers the Association’s support of natural history grants awarded by the American Museum of Natural History. Many of the books either published or supported by the TRA are listed. The past Presidents and Directors of the TRA are listed, and aspects of the TRA’s governance and finance are noted.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1978