Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Abram Garfield
Subject(s): Christmas, Christmas trees, Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931, Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923, Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950, Holidays, Lodge, Anna Cabot Mills Davis, 1851-1915, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Presidents' pets, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Single-stick, Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927
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President Roosevelt thanks James Abram Garfield, a grandson of President Garfield, for the gift and then relates the Roosevelt family’s Christmas activities.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-12-26
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1894-1969
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Abram Garfield. [December 26, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o183805. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Abram Garfield. [26 Dec. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o183805.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1902, December 26]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Abram Garfield.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o183805.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
