Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arlo Bates
Subject(s): Authors, Books and reading, Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928, Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920, Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906, Literature, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882, Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859, Maeterlinck, Maurice, 1862-1949, Meredith, George, 1828-1909, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Scott, Walter, 1771-1832, Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt enjoyed Arlo Bates’s recent volume of essays recommended to him by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. He is pleased to say that he is doing just as Bates advises regarding reading material for his children. Roosevelt appreciates Bates’s discussions on various “decadent” authors. However, he always feels like “putting in a plea” for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-09-29
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arlo Bates. [September 29, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159832. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arlo Bates. [29 Sep. 1897]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159832.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, September 29]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arlo Bates.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159832.
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. January 16, 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.
