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Fredr. of Son asks Theodore Roosevelt to write the preface of his book. It has now been translated into English to publish it in the United States and England and Fredr. asks Roosevelt if there is a suitable paper or magazine in which to publish it first.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-06
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Corinne Roosevelt Robinson that he has sent the ‘utterly flat preface’ she requested. He then elaborates on his distaste for writing prefaces to books.
1918-11-29
President Roosevelt returns the dedication of The Mongols to Alma Curtin and will write a preface as requested. He feels privileged to be involved with the work.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-17
President Roosevelt would like to write the preface for Homer Davenport’s book, but explains that he is not familiar enough with the topic to do so.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-01
Alma Curtin deeply appreciates President Roosevelt taking the time to write a preface for The Mongols, written by her late husband, Jeremiah Curtin. As to the length of the preface, Curtin says anything Roosevelt sends will be “received with great gratitude.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-21
Theodore Roosevelt will read Nancy Neff’s manuscript but will be unable to write a preface or assist with finding a publisher until after the election. He is pleased to hear of Neff’s engagement to Captain Stigand and is familiar with Stigand’s book on his travels in Abyssinia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-10-05
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Nancy Neff to confirm his interest in writing a preface for Captain Stigand’s book, The Game of British East Africa and offers to contact publishers on his behalf.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-08
Theodore Roosevelts informs Sr. Fredr. of Son, at the Congo Consulate in Sweden, that he is unable to publish his article or write a preface for his book.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-22
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary acknowledges receipt of the letter from John M. Rohde, but explains why it is impossible for Roosevelt to write a preface to Rohde’s book.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-15
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary says that while Roosevelt sympathizes with Arthur T. Robinson’s purpose in asking him to write a preface for his book, it is not possible for him to do so.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-09
Theodore Roosevelt regrets that he is unable to fulfill T. W. Galloway’s request. He receives so many requests to write prefaces to books or other commentary that he cannot fulfill them.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-05
Theodore Roosevelt pleads with James Rudolph Garfield not to ask him to write a foreword, as it would be pointless to make another statement on the subject. Roosevelt has already written to West and Ernest Thompson Seton about the Boy Scouts, and that statement could still be used if necessary. Roosevelt wants Garfield to join him at Oyster Bay the next time he visits New York so that they can discuss politics, particularly Taft’s “blunders.” Taft’s reliance upon Congress in relation to the matter with Mexico is, Roosevelt feels, a failure of a president’s duty to lead.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-28
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Father Zahm that only the writing on the slip he was sent was in Roosevelt’s hand. Roosevelt dictated the preface of Zahm’s book to his secretary.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-26
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary sends to Father Zahm an enclosure which should go at the end of the preface to Zahm’s book. Although the secretary is unsure if Zahm will prefer to print Roosevelt’s name in the book or use a facsimile of his signature, Zahm should use the enclosed material as he sees fit.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-24
Theodore Roosevelt recently read J. A. Zahm’s first book and the proofs for the second volume. He is pleased to accept the request to write a preface for the upcoming volume and asks when it is needed. Roosevelt is uncertain why Zahm uses a pen name.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-18
Theodore Roosevelt approves of F. M. Sprague’s manuscript so “heartily” that he would like to write a short preface for it. Roosevelt suggests one correction, stating that the United States should have intervened for Belgium in the war even if the Hague Convention had not demanded it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-08-16
President Roosevelt thanks Toshihiko Yamazaki for his Japanese translation of Roosevelt’s volume of essays, The Strenuous Life, and expresses his deep appreciation for Yamazaki’s preface to the translation. Roosevelt is especially honored that Yamazaki carried a copy of The Strenuous Life with him during battle in Manchuria.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-12
President Roosevelt gives Myra Macnaughton permission to incorporate a letter he wrote in a preface to her book, with the corrections made in an enclosed copy. Roosevelt emphasizes that she incorporate it, not make it the preface itself.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-21
President Roosevelt explains to Reverend James O’Brien that although he approves of his educational ideals and thinks O’Brien’s choice of poems is “excellent,” he cannot write a preface for his collection as he would be inundated with such requests.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-11
President Roosevelt introduces William Bailey Howland of The Outlook, which will be publishing a life of Roosevelt by Jacob Riis. Roosevelt would like Senator Hanna to discuss a more political preface for the book with Howland.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-10