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William Loeb confirms receipt of Professor John W. Burgess’s translation of President Roosevelt’s letter to Berlin University, and returns a retyped and signed copy of the letter. Both President Roosevelt and First Lady Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt like the portrait by Irving Ramsay Wiles.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-04
Nicholas Murray Butler was able to see Irving Ramsay Wiles’s portrait of President Roosevelt and believes that is it is better than the John Singer Sargent portrait.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-17
President Roosevelt sends Professor John William Burgess some enclosed letters. He tells Burgess that if Irving Ramsay Wiles and his photographer come to the White House they can photograph Roosevelt at 2:30, but he will not be able to give many sittings for the portrait because his schedule is very full.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-12