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George B. Cortelyou writes to Charles Scribner’s Sons to inform them that he encloses a request from Jean Izoulet at the direction of President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-14
“Canceled June 21 1902” handwritten across text of letter. President Roosevelt has instructed his publishers to grant permission for Jean Izoulet’s translation but would like to see the business details. Roosevelt suggests “The Rough Riders” or one of his hunting books if a fourth work is desired for translation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-16
George B. Cortelyou informs Augustus Ralph Keller that President Roosevelt will be unable to take up the matter, but Keller should communicate with Roosevelt’s publishers, Charles Scribner’s Sons and G. P. Putnam’s Sons.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-19
President Roosevelt is generally pleased with The Deer Family but sends a few corrections, particularly the “simply ridiculous” titles for the illustrations on pages 50 and 76.
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1902-05-12
George B. Cortelyou informs the Century Company that President Roosevelt agrees that April and October will be suitable times for the company to send the account sales of his books.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-11
President Roosevelt is pleased with the new volume.
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1902-03-04
President Roosevelt thanks Herschel V. Jones for the letter and promises to send him his volume on deer as soon as it is published.
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1902-03-12
George B. Cortelyou writes to Walter Hines Page to inform him that President Roosevelt refused to grant Caspar Whitney permission to publish chapters of Roosevelt’s upcoming work.
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1902-02-11
President Roosevelt thanks Pierre Coubertin for honoring him with the connection to Coubertin’s book. Roosevelt also inquires if Coubertin is fond of big game hunting and mentions that he holds the books on big game hunting in Africa by Edouard Foà in high regard.
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1902-01-09
President Roosevelt agrees to let his book American Ideals be included in an unnamed article at George Haven Putnam’s discretion.
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1901-12-31
President Roosevelt agrees to the points raised by Robert Bridges except there may be four, instead of three, articles from the Boone and Crockett books.
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1901-11-22
Vice President Roosevelt asks the Century Company to send four copies of The Strenuous Life to Oyster Bay, New York.
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1901-08-27
Vice President Roosevelt applauds the articles published by George Gunton and thanks him for his addresses regarding labor unions. He often becomes frustrated by the actions of labor leaders, but he was happy with Gunton’s articles as they demonstrated the good that “has been accomplished by the unions.”
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1901-08-27
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1897-10-29
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt explains to William Thew Denniston that G. P. Putnam’s Sons published his first two hunting books. The company can procure Denniston a copy of his third hunting book even though the Century Company published it.
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1897-09-21
Theodore Roosevelt tells George Bird Grinnell that the title of General A. W. Greely’s book is Three Years of Arctic Service. Roosevelt agrees with putting the moose head on the cover of the book and if Grinnell gets short of copy, Roosevelt can give him some writing. Another idea if they are short of copy is for Grinnell and Roosevelt to write a composite article on the distribution of “big game animals of temperate North America.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-08-03
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt would like to publish essays in Brander Matthews’s series, but is currently committed to working with G.P. Putnam’s Sons, and doesn’t feel like he should leave the, admittedly implied, arrangement. If Putnam’s does not wish to publish Roosevelt’s essays in the way he wishes, however, he asks Matthews if he would still like a volume from him. Roosevelt has been enjoying his work in Washington D.C.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-06-10
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs G.P. Putnam’s Sons that he will shortly be able to assemble the essays that George Haven Putnam had spoken to him about publishing. He asks that a copy of his previous work, Practical Politics, be sent to him, as he plans for the two essays it contains to be reprinted. Roosevelt calls attention to the fact that, while Putnam had requested specifically political essays, he does not have enough that are narrowly political, and that they often range more broadly, and asks that if G.P. Putnam’s Sons does not wish to publish these, they say so frankly.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-06-10
Theodore Roosevelt is sure that George Bird Grinnell’s judgment is correct. In July, Roosevelt will send Grinnell his two articles, one published in Fortnightly Magazine and the other in Harper’s.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-06-07
Theodore Roosevelt writes to George Bird Grinnell about the “forestry business.” Taking forests away from the settlers was part of an order issued by President Cleveland when he was at the end of his administration, and he agrees to cut Pierce’s article for Grinnell. Roosevelt also edited Grinnell’s statements about hunting stories. Roosevelt believes that “our scientific people” should care more about hunting. Roosevelt also wants Grinnell to add information about the destruction of the buffalo in Yellowstone Park.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-08-24