Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Oliver Wendell Holmes
Subject(s): Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926, Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822, Ware, Eugene F., 1841-1911
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President Roosevelt thanks Justice Holmes for sending him a copy of a biography written by President Charles William Eliot of Harvard (probably John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman) and thinks that in time it may be considered a classic. Roosevelt reflects on Eliot’s message of how people are remembered after their deaths and for how long. Roosevelt thinks that ultimately it is best for a person to feel internally that they lived honorably and did not shirk any duties, regardless of how long civilization as a whole remembers them.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-05
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935
Publication Date
2019-06-20
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Original Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Papers
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Oliver Wendell Holmes. [December 5, 1904?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190325. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Oliver Wendell Holmes. [5 Dec. 1904?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190325.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1904, December 5?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Oliver Wendell Holmes. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190325.
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. October 29, 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.
