Letter from John Burroughs to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Books and reading, Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321, Naturalists, New York (State), Publications, Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921, Writing
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John Burroughs is spending the summer on his farm in New York and working on a collection of essays. Burroughs has not seen the Abbott Handerson Thayer article that Roosevelt mentioned, but believes that Thayer has let his “artistic temperament run away with him.” Burroughs praises Roosevelt’s article on Dante in The Outlook, and notes that he has not yet seen Roosevelt’s Chapman paper. Burroughs believes that “the race of nature fakirs has ceased to breed.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-06
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 John Burroughs to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 6, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70320. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Burroughs, John, 1837-1921. Letter from John Burroughs to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Sep. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70320.
APA:
Burroughs, John, 1837-1921., [1911, September 6]. Letter from John Burroughs to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70320.
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 13, 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.
