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President Roosevelt asks Norman Hapgood if the enclosed letter to George Meredith is all right and asks him to send it on to Meredith if it is. If it is not all right, he asks for advice on what to write.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01-09
President Roosevelt agrees to write about British novelist George Meredith for his eightieth birthday. Roosevelt requests that Norman Hapgood let him know who should be addressed in the letter. He also asks if Hapgood likes the double eagle coin. While designer Augustus Saint-Gaudens preferred the single eagle coin, Roosevelt believes the double eagle is superior.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-10
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt enjoyed Arlo Bates’s recent volume of essays recommended to him by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. He is pleased to say that he is doing just as Bates advises regarding reading material for his children. Roosevelt appreciates Bates’s discussions on various “decadent” authors. However, he always feels like “putting in a plea” for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-09-29
Norman Hapgood, the editor of Collier’s Weekly, sends Theodore Roosevelt information about the source of a quotation by British novelist George Meredith. Hapgood also hopes Roosevelt is having a “pleasant trip.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-31
Norman Hapgood sends Theodore Roosevelt lines from George Meredith’s poem “The Head of Bran the Blest” with information on its publication history.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-31
Transcript of a speech given by George Otto Trevelyan at a bookseller’s dinner. Trevelyan discusses many matters relating to bookselling, book buying, and publishing. He also discusses his reminiscences with various literary figures and reflects on the relationship between literature and politics.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-17