Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Alfred Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bowlker, Katherine Lowell Roosevelt, 1858-1925, Bowlker, Thomas James, 1859-1917, Carrick, George H. (George Henry), 1876-1924, Clarke, Elfrida Roosevelt, 1883-1963, Massachusetts--Cambridge, New Year, Reeve, Katharine Roosevelt, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Student housing
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President Roosevelt asks James Alfred Roosevelt about the rooms to which he applied at Randolph Hall at Harvard University on behalf of his son, Theodore Roosevelt. The president will be satisfied by number 28 and wonders if that was the suite James Alfred Roosevelt had in mind.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-28
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Roosevelt, James Alfred, 1885-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 James Alfred Roosevelt. [December 28, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190601. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Alfred Roosevelt. [28 Dec. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190601.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, December 28]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Alfred Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190601.
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.
