Publishers and publishing

Letter from Houghton Mifflin Company to Theodore Roosevelt

Houghton Mifflin has been approached by Gebbie & Company and asked to allow two of their copyrighted works by President Roosevelt to be included in a complete edition of Roosevelt’s works. Houghton Mifflin wants to make sure that Gebbie & Company has Roosevelt’s permission for this proposed publication before proceeding. Gebbie & Company will pay $2,500 for the rights, and this money will be split between Houghton Mifflin and President Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-26

Letter from John Sharp Williams to Theodore Roosevelt

John Sharp Williams wants to make it clear that he does not intend to publish his Jefferson Davis themed correspondence with President Roosevelt unless Roosevelt gives his permission.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-26

Letter from Charles F. Chichester to Theodore Roosevelt

The Century Company agrees to allow Augustus Ralph Keller, representing Gebbie and Company of Philadelphia, to publish a uniform edition of Roosevelt’s works. The license will be $1,000 per volume.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-12

Letter from Augustus Ralph Keller to George B. Cortelyou

Augustus Ralph Keller has acquired permission from the various publishers to publish a uniform edition of President Roosevelt’s works. Keller has several questions for Roosevelt pertaining to the new edition that need to be answered before work can continue.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-12

Letter from G. P. Putnam’s Sons to Theodore Roosevelt

G. P. Putnam’s Sons would like a portrait of Theodore Roosevelt, President Roosevelt’s father, for an upcoming publication.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-13

Letter from George P. Brett to Theodore Roosevelt

The Macmillan Company is pleased to relinquish their interests in Roosevelt’s The Deer Family so the book may be translated and published in foreign languages.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-16

Letter from Augustus Ralph Keller to George B. Cortelyou

Augustus Ralph Keller is working out the details, such as illustration and organization, for an upcoming uniform edition of President Roosevelt’s works.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-16

Telegram from G. P. Putnam’s Sons to Theodore Roosevelt

G. P. Putnam’s Sons does not object to a French issue of American Ideals.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-16

Letter from G. P. Putnam’s Sons to George B. Cortelyou

G. P. Putnam’s Sons has no objection to a French edition of American Ideals and have already corresponded with a French publisher in relation to copyright issues.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-16

Letter from John Sharp Williams to Theodore Roosevelt

John Sharp Williams would like to publish his correspondence with President Roosevelt pertaining to their discussion of Jefferson Davis’s connection with “repudiation” in Mississippi.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-16

Letter from Augustus Ralph Keller to George B. Cortelyou

Augustus Ralph Keller thanks George B. Cortelyou for his prompt responses communicating President Roosevelt’s decision regarding the uniform edition of his works. Keller will conclude matters with the publishers in order to proceed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-03

Letter from G. P. Putnam’s Sons to George B. Cortelyou

Inventory of President Roosevelt’s works currently held by G. P. Putnam’s Sons.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-04

Letter from Augustus Ralph Keller to George B. Cortelyou

Augustus Ralph Keller of Gebbie and Company would like to publish a new edition containing all of Theodore Roosevelt’s written works and would like to discuss the matter with Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-29

Letter from Caspar Whitney to Theodore Roosevelt

Caspar Whitney is working on correcting the placing and titles of two illustrations. He would also like to speak with President Roosevelt when he visits Washington, D.C.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-21

Letter from John Scott Keltie to Theodore Roosevelt

Sir John Scott Keltie is working with a publisher on a multiple volume series dealing with exploration. He would like President Roosevelt to author the section pertaining to the exploration of the area west of the Mississippi River and suggests the volume be entitled “Coronado and the Western Trails.” Keltie mentions that the series was contemplated before Roosevelt became president and that he read Roosevelt’s entries in the Encyclopedia of Sport.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-01

Letter from G.P. Putnam’s Sons to Theodore Roosevelt

G. P. Putnam’s Sons apologizes for publishing a few copies of President Roosevelt’s The Wilderness Hunter without a preface. A “perfect copy” is being sent to Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-03-25

Letter from Herschel V. Jones to Theodore Roosevelt

Herschel V. Jones suggests that President Roosevelt consider publishing his works as limited editions. He recommends Houghton, Mifflin & Company and Little, Brown & Company as publishers. Jones concludes with a request for a signed first edition of Roosevelt’s newly published book, The Deer Family.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-03-05

Letter from George Haven Putnam to Theodore Roosevelt

George Haven Putnam sends President Roosevelt a revised set of his works with new covers and editorial changes. He encloses a copy of Life of General Putnam for Roosevelt’s library and a clipping from Finley Peter Dunne’s comic, Mr. Dooley, concerning Cuba.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-03-05

Letter from G. P. Putnam’s Sons to Theodore Roosevelt

The New York Journal has just printed “a sensational account” describing the preparation of an elaborate copy of one of President Roosevelt’s books. G. P. Putnam’s Sons has written to the New York Journal and informed them that the account is entirely false.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-03-05

Letter from Charles Scribner to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles Scribner encloses a new edition of President Roosevelt’s The Rough Riders.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-03-03