Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Watson Gilder

Subject(s): Biography, Carson, Kit, 1809-1868, Legislation, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Publishers and publishing

Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt inquires if anything on Kit Carson’s life is to be published. Roosevelt admires Carson and does not think he should be forgotten. He also suggests that Henry Cabot Lodge would write an article and makes several other suggestions regarding possible articles. Roosevelt promises to write his three articles about hunting and expresses hope that the copyright bill will go through.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1890-03-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909

Language

English

Period

Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

4

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Watson Gilder. [March 30, 1890]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280109. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Watson Gilder. [30 Mar. 1890]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280109.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1890, March 30]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Watson Gilder.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280109.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.

APA:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.