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John A. Herman writes Theodore Roosevelt in response to reading Roosevelt’s introduction to H. J. Mozans book Along the Andes and Down the Amazon (Following the Conquistadores). Herman has travelled in South and Central America in a parallel journey to Mozans. Not all men agree with Mozans’s conclusions, so Herman appreciates Roosevelt’s approval.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-16
Charles Sheldon thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his letter. Sheldon describes his second book Scribner will publish next spring including several hunting experiences on Pacific Coast Islands and Alaska. Sheldon shares his opinions on Roosevelt’s Concealing Coloration pamphlet and what other’s have written to him about it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-03
William K. Bixby sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of the Itinerarium of Dr. Alexander Hamilton, written in 1744 but not printed until recently. Bixby notes that Hamilton’s account of the customs of early settlers in Albany and elsewhere may be of interest to Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-12
Theodore Roosevelt attempts to write Sir George Otto a “journal letter” of his European trip as Otto suggested but gives up because Roosevelt finds it difficult to relate the experiences without “continually talking about [himself].” Roosevelt is instead more interested in Otto and England.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-24
G. C. Brown tells Theodore Roosevelt about his travels near the Theodore Roosevelt Dam in Arizona six years ago, and tells him where to write if he wants to read the full chapters he has written about the trip.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-16
George A. Preuss and his daughter have spent most of their time traveling since the end of 1908. His daughter writes articles for several European magazines, and he asks Theodore Roosevelt to suggest American magazines she could likewise contact.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-15
J. Alden Loring cannot find the notes on the life histories of mammals that he let Theodore Roosevelt take when they left Gondokoro. Loring asks Roosevelt to send them to him at his home in New York when he has finished with them since Loring needs them to make his official report.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-03-20
Caspar Whitney tells President Roosevelt that S. S. McClure hopes to get the rights to publish articles from Roosevelt’s African safari. Whitney suggested that McClure propose expanding Roosevelt’s trip to places like India and the Philippines, and offer to pay more. Whitney is not sure why McClure approached him to talk, but Whitney tells Roosevelt that in making this suggestion he hoped to help Roosevelt get the most out of his trip, and wanted to make sure the facts were straight when McClure approached Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-01
John Burroughs is sending President Roosevelt a copy of his Yellowstone Park article for the Atlantic. Some of the stories he hoped to tell have been excluded. However, he would like Roosevelt to review the several stories that are in the article to ensure that he approves of them. Burroughs also suggests that Mrs. Roosevelt read the article.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-15
John Burroughs has written up an account of his and President Roosevelt’s trip to Yellowstone for the Atlantic Monthly. He writes to ask for permission to include some of Roosevelt’s campfire stories.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-12
Gregory A. Wynn informs his readers that he will be suspending his “The Material Culture of Theodore Roosevelt” column because of an overseas military assignment. Wynn hopes to resume his column upon his return, and he recommends a book written by four members of the Roosevelt family, Cleared for Strange Ports. A photograph of Wynn and his son and two dogs appears in the column along with the logo of the Theodore Roosevelt Association.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2013
Commissioner Roosevelt found on returning from Cincinnati, Ohio, that his wife and children were bemoaning that Robert Harry Munro Ferguson had just departed. Both Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt were taken by Ferguson’s article on the Arctic trip. He gives some advice on how to polish the writing.
1895-03-11
Commissioner Roosevelt implores Robert Harry Munro Ferguson to come for a visit. He also provides several suggestions on how to improve Ferguson’s manuscript about his arctic trip.
1896-01-07
Commissioner Roosevelt has been enjoying Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s letters and he is curious to hear more about Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s travels with Ferguson. Ferguson’s accounts of his travels are good reading and Roosevelt offers some advice about editing.
1896-11-04
Charles William Fulton encloses photographs of his catch from a fishing trip at Santa Catalina Island, California, and a copy of a magazine story he wrote about his travel experiences.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-13
Paul Niedieck informs President Roosevelt that he and Captain Charles Robert Eustace Radclyffe completed their journey to Kamchatka, Siberia, and Alaska. Niedieck is close to completing a book on his travels and asks if he might dedicate the book to Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-22