Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Owen Wister

Subject(s): Hazard, Rowland Gibson, 1855-1918, La Farge, C. Grant (Christopher Grant), 1862-1938

President Roosevelt asks Owen Wister to tell C. Grant La Farge about the request from Rowland Gibson Hazard, and to explain why it means it is impossible for him to visit Rhode Island to see La Farge and Wister. Roosevelt does not feel he could visit Rhode Island and not go to some of the places he has been invited to attend, but it is impossible for him to make any more speeches.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Wister, Owen, 1860-1938

Publication Date

2025-01-02

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Papers

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 Owen Wister. [August 25, 1905?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o192497. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Owen Wister. [25 Aug. 1905?]. 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/o192497.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1905, August 25?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Owen Wister. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o192497.

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.