Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Brander Matthews
Subject(s): Homer, Poetry, Robinson, Edwin Arlington, 1869-1935
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President Roosevelt jokes that he is “hurt and grieved” by Brander Matthews’s “evident jealousy” of his “poetic reputation.” Although Roosevelt has not written any poetry himself, he believes that his recent review of Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poetry illustrates his “keen appreciation of the poetry of others.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-21
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 Brander Matthews. [November 21, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193176. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Brander Matthews. [21 Nov. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 25, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193176.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, November 21]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Brander Matthews.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193176.
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.
