Hermann Hagedorn describes the results of a trip he made to Island Park, Maine, to visit William Wingate Sewall, his wife Mary Alice Sherman Sewall, and Elizabeth Edwards Pride, widow of Mr. Wilmot S. Dow. [William Sewall and Wilmot Dow had acted as guides to the young Theodore Roosevelt during his hunting trips in Maine and later as ranch managers for him in the Dakota Badlands. Hagedorn went to gather information for a book about Roosevelt.]

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-10-20

Creator(s)

Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

4

Production Method

Handwritten

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 Hermann Hagedorn to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 20, 1917]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o131218. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964. Letter from Hermann Hagedorn to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Oct. 1917]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o131218.

APA:

Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964., [1917, October 20]. Letter from Hermann Hagedorn to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o131218.

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. July 30, 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.