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Richard Watson Gilder, of The Century Magazine, shares details with William Loeb concerning an upcoming publication of an article by President Roosevelt and the creation of illustrations which will accompany the article.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-10
William H. H. Llewellyn, United States Attorney for the Territory of New Mexico, asks President Roosevelt to review a marked copy of the “Western Catholic Review.” Alexander L. Morrison–editor of the magazine–and his son Robert E. Morrison, used to be government employees, and Llewellyn asks if Roosevelt knows of someone “who would have some influence with the publication.” Llewellyn does not wish to comment on the article, but is of the opinion that it was “calculated to do some harm.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-10
Seth Low tells President Roosevelt he recently received a letter from Henry Beach Needham of Success Magazine proposing a “People’s Lobby” in Washington, D.C., to keep track of legislation in Congress. Low also discusses the formation of a Filipino Tariff league to deal with economic relations between the island and the United States.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-21
Richard Watson Gilder wonders whether it would be valuable if Secretary of War William H. Taft would let The Century have an article regarding the upcoming revision of the tariff, but is unsure of whether he should ask him. Gilder would like to publish articles that present both sides of the issue.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-23
Frank Hall Scott sends President Roosevelt a check for an article Roosevelt wrote.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-31
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
Maurice Francis Egan thanks President Roosevelt for the letters he sent and hopes that he made judicious use of them. Egan notes his respect for those in New York City who share his religious faith but also believes that the most zealous “drive us on the rocks of sectarianism.” Egan calls the president’s attention to Senator John M. Gearin of Oregon, a Democrat who counts himself among Roosevelt’s supporters, and closes by mentioning a recent piece by Havelock Ellis that may interest Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-02-24
Walter Camp thanks Endicott Peabody for writing a positive article in Harper’s Weekly, most likely referring to American football. Camp invites Peabody to visit him in New Haven, Connecticut.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-29
Chase S. Osborn asks President Roosevelt about topics from his recent article in Scribner’s Magazine about bear hunting and the origins of the horse. Osborn expresses amazement at Roosevelt’s ability to continue writing about nature while performing his duties as president. Osborn is particularly curious about Roosevelt’s tree-climbing dogs and the mention of a ‘hyenadon’ that allegedly fed on early horses.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-28
Albert Shaw writes to William Loeb regarding the unauthorized use of photographs of President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-23
Frank Hall Scott would like to print “Lieutenant Cushing and the Ram Albemarle” from St. Nicholas Magazine in an upcoming book of patriotic stories.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-25
Albert Shaw congratulates President Roosevelt on Elihu Root accepting the appointment as Secretary of State. Shaw also informs the president that Henry Beach Needham and a photographer will be coming to Sagamore Hill at Oyster Bay in order to write an article about Roosevelt at home.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-07
The letter in the June 13 issue of Photography magazine, allegedly written by Kermit Roosevelt, is a forgery and the magazine apologizes for giving it publicity. The next issue will contain a statement that the letter is a forgery.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-05
Alexander Lambert thinks President Roosevelt’s articles are very interesting. He has added a few ideas and made some small corrections, but he encourages Roosevelt to rewrite the insertions in his own style, if he thinks them worthwhile. Lambert showed his pictures to Robert Bridges and Edward Burlingame, but they will not finalize their choice of picture until they have the text of the articles from Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-03
The Country Calendar has heard President Roosevelt’s announcement to publish an account of his hunting trip in two magazine articles and assumes that magazine is Scribner’s. If is it decided that Scribner’s will not get all of the material, The Country Calendar wishes William Loeb, Secretary to the President, to let President Roosevelt know of their ambition to be able to obtain some material for their magazine.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-05-18
William H. Rideing has read that Roosevelt is currently writing two articles for immediate publication, and hopes that Roosevelt will consider contributing again to the Youth’s Companion. Rideing considers it impressive that Roosevelt can find the time to write, but observes that with Roosevelt’s energy “nothing can be dismissed as impossible.” Rideing offers to pay Roosevelt an honorarium of $1,000 to write articles for the Companion, and asks if he can renew the proposition in the future if Roosevelt is not able to accept at this time.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-06
Thomas F. Woodlock encloses a Wall Street Journal article by Sereno Stansbury Pratt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-12
Caspar Whitney writes to William Loeb seeking President Roosevelt’s opinion about an article.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-22
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1892 to December 1898. Notable events include the death of Elliott Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt is appointed New York City Police Commissioner, his tenure as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, the Spanish-American War, and Roosevelt’s gubernatorial campaign.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Captain A. T. Mahan will be writing an authoritative article about the composition of the Great White Fleet and the reasons for sending it first to the Pacific Coast, and then around the world. The article will feature in an upcoming double-size special Navy edition of Scientific American, which will be available December 7, 1907.
Duane G. Jundt Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1907