Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jessamine Mabrey Turner
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Jessamine Mabrey Turner for sending Henry Lathrop Turner’s poems.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-12-24
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Douglas Robinson
Theodore Roosevelt describes which poems he admires from Douglas Robinson.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-10-02
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Haven Schauffler
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Robert Haven Schauffler for the poem he sent and hopes to see Schauffler again in the future.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-12-24
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philip Gerhard Adrian
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Philip Gerhard Adrian for sending him a copy of Nibelungenlied.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-12-17
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joel Elias Spingarn
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Joel Elias Spingarn for the volumes of poetry Spingarn sent him. Roosevelt also agrees with Spingarn about the “silly and pedantic” nature of “‘new criticism'” of art.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-12-18
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to F. N. Robinson
Theodore Roosevelt appreciates the pamphlet about poetry that F. N. Robinson sent him.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-11-29
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ellen Day Hale
Theodore Roosevelt is touched by the poem from Ellen Day Hale. He believes that he stands for the same principles as her father, Edward Everett Hale, did.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-12-03
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward W. P. St. George
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Edward W. P. St. George for his poem, but does not want to help publish a poem about himself.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-11-27
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt
President Roosevelt approves of Archibald B. Roosevelt’s poetry interests and correspondence style. Roosevelt expresses grief at the death of his nephew Stewart Douglas Robinson and wishes he could do more for his sister, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson. However, Roosevelt stands firm that private life cannot overtake public duty, noting that as president, he had to greet the Great White Fleet.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-23
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. J. Jusserand
President Roosevelt agrees with French Ambassador J. J. Jusserand’s interpretation of the poem “Piers Plowman.” Roosevelt dismisses the poem’s critics, noting that it is simply human nature for inconsistencies to appear when an author enlarges a work over time. Roosevelt also praises Jusserand’s speech.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-17
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald Hopkins
President Roosevelt thanks Archibald Hopkins for sending him a poem and is glad that it will be published. He is always interested in what Hopkins writes. He also returns to Hopkins the “very interesting hunting book.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-09
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis Bowler Keene
President Roosevelt thanks Francis Bowler Keene for the poem. Roosevelt must leave the details of Keene’s promotion to Secretary of State Robert Bacon, as he cannot interfere in it.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-10
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to T. A. Daly
President Roosevelt thanks T. A. Daly for sending him his poem “The Irish Bird Charmer.” He finds it to be “mighty good.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-01-29
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Andrew Carnegie
Even though he “never could have written them,” President Roosevelt enjoyed the book of poems Andrew Carnegie sent him.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-01-15
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Watson Gilder
President Roosevelt sends Richard Watson Gilder a message of sympathy on the recent death of his brother, John Francis Gilder. Roosevelt enjoyed a book of poems by Gilder.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-08
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan
President Roosevelt sends George Otto Trevelyan a copy of his message to Congress, and speaks of some of the accomplishments of his administration in improving the financial situation of the United States government. Roosevelt would be pleased to visit Trevelyan when he comes to England. He heartily approves of Trevelyan’s speech, and has shared it with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and Anna Cabot Mills Lodge. Roosevelt discusses his preferences for translations of classical works, and finds himself in agreement with Trevelyan in many respects. He relates a story of a recent encounter he had with Simon Bolivar Buckner at the White House, and closes by mentioning a number of other men who were named after famous historical personages.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-01
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
President Roosevelt was glad to read what his son, Theodore Roosevelt, wrote about his brother Kermit Roosevelt. He sympathizes with Ted’s opinion about work, and says that he will eventually reach the point where he can have both work and leisure, but agrees that having only leisure would be worse than only work. Roosevelt had received a copy of Wind in the Willows, but had not read it yet. He plans to do so now, based on Ted’s recommendation. Roosevelt’s schedule is as busy as ever, both with his usual presidential work, as well as his preparations for his safari and the lectures he will be giving abroad. Roosevelt hopes to be able to save the money he makes by writing after leaving the presidency to help his children until they are all able to earn their own livings.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-03, 1908-12-06
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ingram Crockett
President Roosevelt privately writes to Ingram Crockett to say that he enjoys his poems about nature.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-11-30
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Cabot Lodge
President Roosevelt is very impressed by George Cabot Lodge’s poem, “Herakles.” Roosevelt wonders if Lodge and his wife, Mathilda Elizabeth Frelinghuysen Lodge, can join him for lunch on December 8. Guglielmo Ferrero, an Italian historian, will be at the lunch also.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-11-30
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Clarence W. Smith
President Roosevelt thanks Clarence W. Smith for a poem by Grantland Rice.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-07-24