Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Underwood Johnson
Subject(s): Hay, John, 1838-1905, Italy--Rome, Keats-Shelley Memorial, Rome, Keats, John, 1795-1821, Libraries, Memorials, Poets, English, Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822
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President Roosevelt is very glad that there is an effort underway to preserve the house in Rome where John Keats died. He tells Robert Underwood Johnson that he thinks it would be appropriate to buy the house and establish a memorial to Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-05
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937
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 Robert Underwood Johnson. [January 5, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193752. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Underwood Johnson. [5 Jan. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193752.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, January 5]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Underwood Johnson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193752.
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. December 19, 2025. 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.
