Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Bessie Van Vorst
Subject(s): Etiquette, Letters, Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936, United States. Department of Commerce and Labor, United States. Dept. of Commerce and Labor
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President Roosevelt thanks Bessie Van Vorst for her letter. He will communicate the contents to Secretary of Commerce and Labor Victor Howard Metcalf and obtain his advice. Roosevelt mentions his delight in recently seeing Van Vorst.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-12-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Van Vorst, John, Mrs., 1873-1928
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 Bessie Van Vorst. [December 13, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193405. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Bessie Van Vorst. [13 Dec. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193405.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, December 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Bessie Van Vorst.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193405.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
