Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Katherine Kerkendall Kilbourn

Subject(s): Employment references, Gordon, John Brown, 1832-1904, Gordon, Kilbourn, Library of Congress, Putnam, Herbert, 1861-1955

President Roosevelt informs Katherine Kerkendall Kilbourn that he will write to the Librarian of Congress, Herbert Putnam, about her grandson.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Kilbourn, Katherine Kerkendall, 1836-1905

Language

English

Period

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

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 Katherine Kerkendall Kilbourn. [May 16, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188184. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Katherine Kerkendall Kilbourn. [16 May. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188184.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, May 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Katherine Kerkendall Kilbourn.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188184.

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.