Tiffany and Company

An image of a medal, part of the insignia for the Society of American Wars created by Tiffany and Co. in New York City.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905

Harry H. Treadwell of Tiffany & Co. informs William Loeb that he has sent President Roosevelt an engraved silver plate for a sword case.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-20

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary sends T. L. Comparetti a letter from Tiffany and Company with information about the medal. He hopes it is what Comparetti needs and informs him to contact him if Roosevelt can help.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-03

President Roosevelt apologizes to the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens that he cannot strike the gold coins that Saint-Gaudens designed with only one blow and therefore the designs are not practical as “true coinage of the country.” He encloses a letter from the head of the Department of Coins and Medals of the British Museum. Roosevelt asks Saint-Gaudens if he could travel to the United States Mint and work with others to find a solution.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-08

President Roosevelt sent Secretary of the Treasury Shaw’s “mighty strong letter” to Hill and if Shaw agrees, he will send it to some tariff reform supporters. While he is not prepared to entirely agree with Shaw, Roosevelt concedes his points are well put. He does differ with Shaw’s comments on the popular feeling. He gives an update on the coins designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-11

T. Louis Comparette, curator at the Philadelphia Mint, would like to add a medal designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens commemorating Theodore Roosevelt’s inauguration to the National Collection of Coins and Medals. He believes that the dies are in possession of the Tiffany Company, but is unsure who has the rights to them. He asks if Roosevelt would be able to secure permission for one or two bronze casts to be made. If Tiffany does not hold the rights to the die, Comparette wonders if ownership could be transferred to the national collection.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-01

Mary Tracy Scott Townsend sends President Roosevelt drinking cups and a blanket bag, and hopes the latter will be useful while Roosevelt is on safari. If he likes the cups, she requests he send them back to her to proceed with an engraving process, after which they will be returned to Oyster Bay.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-26

Lawrence F. Abbott, on behalf of The Outlook, tells Episcopal Bishop of Manila Charles Henry Brent that he has had the requested tennis trophy made for The Columbia Club in Manila, and it has already been shipped. Abbott includes the inscription engraved on the trophy and encloses a picture of it. He would like Brent to write an article for The Outlook describing the purpose and achievements of the bishop’s work in Manila, including the athletic contests for which this trophy and others will be used.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-17

The individual who sent the silver to President Roosevelt from Tiffany and Company was a government official. If Roosevelt wishes to return the set, Harry H. Treadwell will ensure it is returned to the sender.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-29

Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is asked to accept a memento because President Roosevelt has always encouraged the writer in his or her work.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-28

Augustus Saint-Gaudens discusses the work he completed for a medal, upcoming work for coins, and the reasons he cannot work on a statue of William McKinley.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-06

Michael F. Moran describes the process of creating an unofficial inaugural medal for President Theodore Roosevelt’s inauguration in 1905. Moran says that the artist Francis Davis Millet started the process by writing Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt about the poor quality of the inaugural medal to be issued by the Bureau of the Mint. Moran highlights the roles played by the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who designed the alternate medal, and of the Tiffany Company which produced the medals. Moran notes the many changes in design, diameter, and metal which led to the medal not being produced in time for the March 1905 inauguration, and he notes that the work on the inaugural medal led to the collaboration between Theodore Roosevelt and Saint-Gaudens on redesigning the United States’ currency.

Four photographs appear in the article along with an illustration of both sides of the official inaugural medal issued by the Bureau of the Mint. Saint-Gaudens’s design appears on the front and back covers of the journal.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Assistant Secretary Roosevelt asks Anna Roosevelt Cowles to purchase a particular vase from Tiffany’s for Nannie Lodge as a gift from him. He is working on his report on the personnel bill.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1897-12-17

Tiffany and Company will investigate the inefficiencies of the hunting knife they made for President Roosevelt. Harry H. Treadwell asks George B. Cortelyou to tender his apology to the President for the “annoyance he has suffered.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-11-25