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Notes taken by Theodore Roosevelt on various books, including Old Times in West Tennessee by Joseph S. Williams (1873) and Early Years in Middle Tennessee by John Carr (1857). The notes, which include page numbers in the researched works, may have been taken while Roosevelt was writing his book The Winning of the West.
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Theodore Roosevelt asks his son-in-law Representative Nicholas Longworth to host a dinner and invite Henry Cabot Lodge, William Loeb, George E. Chamberlain, and King. Roosevelt does not want it to seem that he is trying to make up to “the bosses,” so he wants to see Senator Chamberlain first since he is fighting for his bill. He thanks Longworth for the criticism of his article.
1918-01-01
Theodore Roosevelt expresses how happy he is to get letters from his wife Alice and says he misses her, though he has been so busy writing his naval history and studying law, he would not be good company anyway. He is happy she approves of him going to the Porcellian Club dinner and he says he will be at Chestnut Hill for breakfast.
1881-10-14
Theodore Roosevelt expresses his deep love to his wife Alice and how he could not live without her. His election as a New York state assemblyman seems assured and he is enclosing an article. His book is nearly finished but he confesses he is not in “a good condition from a monetary point of view.” Uncle Jimmie is standing by him.
1881-11-05
President Roosevelt tells Brooks Adams that his letter pleased him and he would like to meet with Adams before he finishes his message. He wants to put in one or two ideas from Adams’s Atlantic Monthly article.
1901-09-27
Theodore Roosevelt updates his sister Anna Roosevelt on the status of the family. Edith and the children are all doing very well. Roosevelt continues work on his third volume of Winning of the West.
1894-04-15
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt updating her on the status of things in Washington. He dines out with colleagues nearly every evening and is working hard on his third volume of Winning of the West. He is having a disagreement with certain members of the cabinet over the Civil Service Law. He hopes there is no truth to rumors of abandoning Samoa and thinks Hawaii should be annexed.
1894-05-20
President Roosevelt writes to Atlantic Monthly editor Perry Bliss to thank him for his letter and say he will read Mr. Chamberlain’s article with the utmost interest.
1902-12-05
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt thanks Walter Hines Page and hopes he will be able to do what is requested for The Atlantic Monthly. Roosevelt apparently had a similar arrangement with Scribner’s.
1898-04-27
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop about the first chapter of his autobiography and is glad Bishop enjoyed it.
1913-03-20
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop after reading Bishop’s book. He congratulates Bishop on his work and discusses writing his autobiography.
1913-10-15
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt about current happenings with the family. Alice is away at school, and brother Elliott sent Roosevelt a Christmas gift. He and Edith continue to socialize quite a bit. He feels the Civil Service Commission is accomplishing something but his book is not really coming along. Roosevelt goes for scrambles in Rock Creek Park.
1893-12-31
President Roosevelt writes that he is glad Joseph Bucklin Bishop agreed with how he dealt with “the Cleveland business,” which dealt with an article in The Outlook.
1908-09-10
Caspar Whitney is preparing to visit South America in order to write a book for MacMillan’s, similar to James Bryce’s American Commonwealth. Whitney contacts President Roosevelt to see if there is anything he can do for him during the upcoming trip, officially or unofficially.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-04
George Haven Putnam asks President Roosevelt to write introductory remarks for Francis Curtis’ book on the history of the Republican Party. Putnam notes the Republican leaders who worked with Curtis and mentions that former President Cleveland wrote a preface to a reprint of Jefferson’s writings shortly before the race for his second term.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-30
Hamlin Garland thanks President Roosevelt for his letter, which Garland says impressed him, particularly as it revealed Roosevelt’s attitude toward women. Garland notes that he is in substantial agreement with Roosevelt’s argument regarding the roles of women in the family and men as soldiers, though he prefers to imagine that battleships and soldiers are not necessary.
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1903-07-22
Presley Marion Rixey informs President Roosevelt that the health of the Postmaster General has worsened. Rixey states he will send a Navy physician when he travels, and he hopes to write to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-14
Theodore Roosevelt sends Edward North Buxton a note of introduction on behalf of Buxton’s daughter to the superintendent of Yellowstone National Park. Roosevelt discusses Queen Victoria’s Coronation and a Congressman’s wedding he and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt attended at the Old Friends Meeting House, Stuyvesant Square, New York. Roosevelt is content to be “out of active life,” maintaining the home, pursuing leisure activities, and working on the Outlook. Roosevelt writes that eldest son, Ted Roosevelt, is happily married and Roosevelt expects to be a grandfather within the month. Roosevelt wishes to see Alfred and Lady Pease as well as Frederick and Mrs. Selous.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-24
Owen Wister describes his recent work for General Wilson’s book The Presidents of the United States, 1789-1914. He is writing the section about President Roosevelt and has refused Wilson’s request to include a short piece about Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. The work has taken many hours, although it was difficult to create an appropriate tone in such a short piece.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-05
E. B. Bloss is writing a book about Harvard athletes, and, if he can find a publisher, would like to send President Roosevelt a copy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-01