Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge

Subject(s): Books and reading, Godkin, Edwin Lawrence, 1831-1902, Greek drama, Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943

President Roosevelt returns the volume of Euripedes and provides his opinion on several aspects of the work. Roosevelt has also recently read books by Edwin Lawrence Godkin and Albert Bushnell Hart.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

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 Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge. [September 6, 1903]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185883. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge. [6 Sep. 1903]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185883.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1903, September 6]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185883.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.