Letter from Frank Nelson Doubleday to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Authors--Books and reading, Meat industry and trade, Packing-houses, Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968, Socialism

Frank Nelson Doubleday is letting President Roosevelt know that they have succeeded in having Upton Sinclair revise his book and he thinks that the book has a good influence on the packers. Doubleday specifically mentions that they are asking Sinclair to cut what Roosevelt refers to as a “ridiculous socialistic rant” at the end of the book.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-23

Creator(s)

Doubleday, Frank Nelson, 1862-1934

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Frank Nelson Doubleday to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 23, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41669. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Doubleday, Frank Nelson, 1862-1934. Letter from Frank Nelson Doubleday to Theodore Roosevelt. [23 Mar. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41669.

APA:

Doubleday, Frank Nelson, 1862-1934., [1906, March 23]. Letter from Frank Nelson Doubleday to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41669.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.