Letter from Thomas W. Sidwell to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Patriotism, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Schools, Sidwell Friends School (Washington, D.C.), Speeches, addresses, etc., Washington (D.C.), Washington, George, 1732-1799
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Thomas W. Sidwell writes to President Roosevelt, inviting him to come speak to the students at Sidwells’ Friends Select School. They would particularly like him to come in February and speak about George Washington or some other “patriotic subject.” Sidwell praises Roosevelt for encouraging the country to “work a little harder for righteousness.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-26
Creator(s)
Sidwell, Thomas W. (Thomas Watson), 1859-1936
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
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Thomas W. Sidwell to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 26, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52458. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sidwell, Thomas W. (Thomas Watson), 1859-1936. Letter from Thomas W. Sidwell to Theodore Roosevelt. [26 Jan. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52458.
APA:
Sidwell, Thomas W. (Thomas Watson), 1859-1936., [1906, January 26]. Letter from Thomas W. Sidwell to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52458.
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 11, 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.
