Shaw, Albert, 1857-1947

President Roosevelt spoke to Albert Shaw about Joseph Wingate Folk, and both of them originally thought he ought to be nominated for the gubernatorial election in Missouri. When the Republicans would not nominate Folk, Shaw also had a “change of heart” about him. Shaw asked Roosevelt if he had told people to support Folk, running as a Democrat, over the Republican candidate Cyrus Packard Walbridge. Roosevelt says that even though he respects Folk, it would be ridiculous and improper to support him over the Republican candidate. He insists he “never said anything [to Shaw] about the comparative merits of Mr. Folk and Mr. Walbridge as individuals,” and will write to Shaw to clarify the situation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-22

President Roosevelt sends a letter to be given to Albert Shaw upon his return from travel in the western United States.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-30

President Roosevelt does not see how a cheap reproduction could unfavorably affect the sales of the regular edition and discusses royalty options. Roosevelt will write to Albert Shaw about George Haven Putnam’s letter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-28

After speaking with Dr. Shaw, President Roosevelt would like the royalty offer from Collier’s accepted and for Putnam to deal with Collier’s through Albert Shaw. Roosevelt would like to arrange a meeting over the division of the royalty and requests details on the sale of the Sagamore Edition.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-26

President Roosevelt encloses a letter he wrote to Albert Shaw which dispels the rumored “conspiracy.” Roosevelt is concerned about the situation at the Commercial Advertiser and will find out if Shaw can convince the man to quit. Shaw might be hesitant due to the man’s influence in Iowa.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-13

President Roosevelt’s enclosure to Lawrence F. Abbott regarding a letter Roosevelt wrote to Albert Shaw in response to the [New York] Post‘s view that Shaw was in on the “conspiracy.” This conspiracy is not further defined.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-13

President Roosevelt is not concerned about the “crazy man incident,” as the man did not get past the secret service and was simply arrested. Roosevelt asks for Secretary of State Hay’s opinion on the suggestions from Albert Shaw and Oscar S. Straus and asks what others think.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-04

Albert Shaw has suggested that leaders of the typographical unions and other printing trades get together and agree that the machinery and methods of the Government Printing Office need to be updated. President Roosevelt is favorable to the plan.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-01

Senator Dixon reviews his efforts to arrange a meeting between Theodore Roosevelt and Senator Cummins.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-07-19

William Menkel asks Frank Harper if Theodore Roosevelt received the remaining five volumes of the Photographic History of the Civil War. He explains the difference in binding between the two shipments.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-11

Robert Erskine Ely thanks Frank Harper for his letter and says the announcement for Theodore Roosevelt’s address at Carnegie Hall has gone out as Harper Suggested. Dr. Albert Shaw will not return from Europe before Roosevelt’s address; Ely asks Harper to suggest someone else to be the chairman, who will also be expected to give an introduction for Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-04

Raymond L. Ditmars asks Theodore Roosevelt’s help in accessing negatives of Matthew B. Brady’s photographs to reproduce for use in Ditmars’ Civil War lecture.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-20

Robert Erskine Ely asks to meet with Theodore Roosevelt to finalize the date for Roosevelt’s address in Carnegie Hall, sponsored by the Civic Forum.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-19

Senator Beveridge is not disheartened by the recent election results. In spite of the various challenges facing them in the election, which he lists, Indiana Republicans produced stronger results compared to many other states. He has heard that if it were not for Theodore Roosevelt’s work in New York, it would have gone far more Democratic than it did.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-11-17

Creator(s)

Beveridge, Albert J. (Albert Jeremiah), 1862-1927

S. S. McClure writes again to President Roosevelt to ask about the chance of having Roosevelt write articles for McClure’s Magazine. McClure recently spoke with Albert Shaw, who advised that Roosevelt not decide on the matter for a few days, and mentioned the benefit of having articles printed in a magazine rather than a newspaper.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-02

S. S. McClure tells William Loeb that he has sent H. Rider Haggard with a letter to President Roosevelt offering $6,000 per article for Roosevelt’s African series. Before Roosevelt makes a final decision, McClure would like to visit him personally to make his case. McClure believes that magazines are a better medium for Roosevelt’s articles than newspapers, and says that McClure’s Magazine is both worthy and has a large circulation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-02

Ralph M. Easley informs President Roosevelt that John Mitchell is being encouraged by Democrats and labor unions to run for Governor of Illinois, but that Mitchell is on the fence. Mitchell has also been suggested as a vice-presidential candidate for the Democratic ticket, but will not accept, as it will hurt many of his Republican friends. Easley asks Roosevelt to urge Mitchell to join the National Civic Federation, as that is where he believes he would be of the most use, and which Mitchell has been advised to do by other people as well.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-17

Elisha Ely Garrison was shocked by Secretary Cortelyou’s letter about the committee not having funds to pay for his recent edition of The Roosevelt Doctrine, since Garrison considered it “a labor of love” and the publisher offered it to the committee at nine cents a copy. Garrison had no role in the publisher attempting to sell the book to the committee. Garrison is happy to compile another book of Roosevelt’s messages and speeches.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-22

Jeremiah Whipple Jenks reminds President Roosevelt of Jenks’s thoughts on the situation in China and emphasizes the importance of action.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1905-08-10

Charles D. Lanier writes to William Loeb that Albert Shaw has spoken to President Roosevelt about The Country Calandar’s article on Sagamore Hill, and Roosevelt’s “activities there as a country gentleman.” Lanier would like Loeb to ask Roosevelt, if the occasion arises, if he has a choice for the author of this article. Lanier has also arranged for George Bird Grinnell to write a second article on “Theodore Roosevelt as a Sportsman,” and will use photographs from Roosevelt’s recent trip to illustrate this article. Lanier understands that the second article is not to be exclusively on Roosevelt’s recent trip, but on his varied interests as a sportsman.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-17