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Description of a picture of Martha Bulloch Roosevelt

Description of a picture of Martha Bulloch Roosevelt

A description of a painting of Martha Bulloch Roosevelt given to President Theodore Roosevelt by Stephanie A. Porter on June 24, 1907. The note says the portrait was painted on porcelain and is in a red velvet frame. The information was verified by Mrs. Samuel C. Hopkins on November 25, 1929.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1929

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from Marie Giroud to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Marie Giroud to Theodore Roosevelt

Marie Giroud offers to sell a personal collection of eleven rare and valuable paintings for 1,500,000 francs, claiming the works were acquired at public auctions, appraised by experts, and admired by connoisseurs. She urges Theodore Roosevelt to consider the purchase or share the offer with other collectors, emphasizing the collection’s historic and artistic significance.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-08

Creator(s)

Giroud, Marie

Letter from Charles Barmore to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Charles Barmore to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles Barmore would like Theodore Roosevelt to approve a copper etching portrait before publishing it as a limited-edition run of artist proofs. The etching was made from a photograph taken by Moffet of Chicago (Moffat). Barmore includes a clipping of reviews from New York Tribune and Chicago Times Herald praising his published portraits.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-16

Creator(s)

Barmore, Charles, 1852-1933

Letter from Abby Gunn Baker to William Loeb

Letter from Abby Gunn Baker to William Loeb

Abby Gunn Baker reminds William Loeb that she had received permission to photograph the lower rooms of the White House. Loeb felt like some of the photographs were not of high enough quality and encouraged her to come again, which she would like to do now. Baker requests several different views and states that she expects to include them in her White House book for the spring.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-05

Creator(s)

Baker, Abby Gunn

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt tells his son Kermit about a visit from Walter R. Lawrence and discusses how the British tend to “butter up” Americans. The sketch of Kermit made by Philip de Laszlo came. Ethel Roosevelt Derby writes a postscript saying Roosevelt could not finish the letter because he was taken ill but is now comfortable.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-02-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Derby, Ethel Roosevelt