Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Subject(s): Artists, Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, Kemeys, Edward, 1843-1907, Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891, Statues
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President Roosevelt is pleased that Augustus Saint-Gaudens is not opposing Edward Kemeys, as Roosevelt is a fan of Kemeys’s “wild beast figures.” Roosevelt was pleased with the Ulysses Grant statue selection but believes that Saint-Gaudens’s statue of General Sherman is the “greatest statue of a commander in existence.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-08-03
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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 Augustus Saint-Gaudens. [August 3, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185569. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Augustus Saint-Gaudens. [3 Aug. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 7, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185569.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, August 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185569.
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. May 7, 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.
