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President Roosevelt authorizes S. N. D. North, Director of the United States Census, to employ two special agents to collect statistics on printing and binding in New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-29
Robert W. Smith, president of Trow Directory, Printing & Bookbinding Company, expresses his interest in adding a volume of President Roosevelt’s letters and addresses to their line of books presenting the letters and addresses of several other presidents.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-23
Maurice de Brunhoff, French publisher, writes to President Roosevelt to thank him for his friendly welcome. Brunhoff is sending Roosevelt a Bible illustrated by his friend James Tissot that will be printing out of the newly opened New York branch of his publishing house. He is sending the gift out of his love for America. The original paintings in the book are exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in New York. Brunhoff hopes Roosevelt and wife Edith will come visit.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-20
George Alfred Townsend comments on the condition of the American book industry, saying that they have “been made bricks without straw by the news companies affiliated with the railroads.” Townsend also comments on the railroad rate bill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-06
Isaac Blanchard, Edwin Freegard, and J. Eggins of the United Typothetae of America write to President Roosevelt regarding bidding and a contract for furnishing blanks and forms for the Money Order System of the United States Post Office Department.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-03