Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Shaw
Subject(s): Americans--Politics and government, Collier, Robert J. (Robert Joseph), 1876-1918, Culberson, Charles A. (Charles Allen), 1855-1925, Folk, Joseph Wingate, 1869-1923, Governors--Election, Journalism, Missouri, Political campaigns, Walbridge, Cyrus Packard, 1849-1921
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President Roosevelt sends Albert Shaw a copy of his response to Robert J. Collier, regarding the letter supposedly written by Shaw about the candidates for the Missouri governorship. Roosevelt tells Shaw that even though he never saw a copy of that letter, he knows Shaw did not say Roosevelt “thought Walbridge a better man than Folk.” Roosevelt will ask Collier not to print or allude to the letter, as it would be “idiotic to do so.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
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 Albert Shaw. [October 22, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189629. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Shaw. [22 Oct. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 25, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189629.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, October 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Shaw.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189629.
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. March 25, 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.
