Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Andrew Munsey

Subject(s): Checks, Feature writing

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Frank Andrew Munsey that he deposited the check after speaking with Crawford about maintaining the copyright of his work. Roosevelt believes he may use the manuscript as a chapter of a book in the future, but does not want it used anywhere other than Munsey’s magazine in the meantime.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-05-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Munsey, Frank Andrew, 1854-1925

Language

English

Period

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

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 Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Andrew Munsey. [May 18, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158722. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Andrew Munsey. [18 May. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 20, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158722.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, May 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Andrew Munsey.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158722.

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 20, 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.