Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ludwig Salvator, Archduke of Austria

Subject(s): Books and reading, Diplomatic etiquette, Gifts, Nature, Travel

President Roosevelt thanks Ludwig Salvator, Archduke of Austria, for the gift of books. He praises the way in which the Archduke describes nature. Roosevelt responds that he has mostly traveled within his own country, but hopes that the illustrations of American plains and mountain forests in his work The Wilderness Hunter, which he sends a copy of, may interest the Archduke.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Ludwig Salvator, Archduke of Austria, 1847-1915

Language

English

Period

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

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 Ludwig Salvator, Archduke of Austria. [April 25, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195344. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ludwig Salvator, Archduke of Austria. [25 Apr. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195344.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, April 25]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ludwig Salvator, Archduke of Austria.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195344.

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 30, 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.