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President Roosevelt informs Jeannette L. Gilder, editor of The Critic, not to publish the story as being new. He is willing to have it published but only as a reprint of the story as it first appeared in 1889. Otherwise, it will reflect poorly on him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-15
President Roosevelt thanks Postmaster General Meyer for the file pertaining to Edward Gardner Lewis’s case and affirms Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou’s position regarding Lewis. Roosevelt tells Meyer to settle matters along the lines of Third Assistant Postmaster General Abraham L. Lawshe’s letter of September 5, 1908.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-14
Alma Curtin’s letter made President Roosevelt feel as if he had reached out too soon while she was still grieving the death of her husband, and he asks for forgiveness. He is pleased that her husband’s book on the Mongols was complete and appreciates the dedication that was written to him. He hopes her husband’s other books, which are near completion, will be published and is willing to assist in any way needed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-26
President Roosevelt enjoys the nature writing of Ernest McGaffey and sends his book to Charles Scribner’s Sons with the hopes that it will be published.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-22
President Roosevelt has agreed to have his articles published in a book but does not want them published in Outing magazine.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-15
President Roosevelt does not want his articles to be published in Outing. They should only be published in a book about deer, as originally agreed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-10
William H. H. Llewellyn thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his words on Ralph Emerson Twitchell’s book. Llewellyn updates Roosevelt on the process for making a new state, and he states that David J. Leahy is on the ticket in Las Vegas, Nevada for district judge. Llewellyn also updates Roosevelt on the construction of dam and various political happenings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-14
William B. Hadley sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of a book from his publishing company about Egyptian affairs that references Roosevelt’s own comments. The book is written by someone well-informed on the subject and authored under a pen name.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-13
Author John Adams Thayer wants to publish a popular edition of his book including quotations from well-known readers. He hopes to quote a private letter from Theodore Roosevelt wherein Roosevelt express enjoyment of the book.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-10
Gordon S. P. Kleeberg sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of his book on the formation of the Republican Party, and hopes Roosevelt will be able to give his opinion on the book.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-09
Francisco Figueras asks Theodore Roosevelt if he has permission to include Roosevelt’s name and illustrated picture at the beginning of Figueras’s book on hunting. He admires Roosevelt for his hunting skills and his time at San Juan Hill.
Charles Scribner sends Theodore Roosevelt a statement on book sales and royalties. Scribner hopes Roosevelt was not disappointed by the drop off in sales of African Game Trails.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-25
Elizabeth Hamilton Muncie thanks Frank Harper for his response and assures him that The Four Epochs of Life is intended to help people rather than make money. She would like to send Harper a copy for Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-21
William A. McKeever encloses a copy of Bulletin No. 7 to Theodore Roosevelt.
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1911-09-21
Edward L. Burlingame praises Kermit Roosevelt’s article about mountain sheep hunting. He informs Theodore Roosevelt that they will happily publish it.
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1911-09-20
Albert H. Walker encloses his manuscript of Christ’s Christianity, a compilation of Jesus Christ’s teachings. He promises to send Roosevelt a copy of the published book and plans to print the book himself. He previously sent Roosevelt a copy of his book History of Sherman Law.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-16
William E. Dodd asked his publisher to send Theodore Roosevelt a copy of his new book Statesmen of the Old South. He hopes Theodore Roosevelt will find it interesting and agree with his work.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-16
A. N. Marquis & Company asks the recipient to review and update their biographical sketch for inclusion in the upcoming edition of Who’s Who in America, and encourages them to place an advance order for the volume.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-11
Roger Livingston Scaife proposes that President Roosevelt write a book on “the university spirit of today and its effect upon life,” similar to Le Baron Russell Briggs’s Routine and Ideals. Scaife outlines potential parts of the book and the benefits it would have.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-11
Theodore Stanton updates President Roosevelt on the status of the new edition of The Winning of the West.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-12