Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Louisa Howell Southard
Subject(s): Photographs, Rockhill, Clayton, 1861-1918, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Cornelius Van Schaack, 1794-1871
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President Roosevelt thanks Louisa Howell Southard for her kind offer of a daguerreotype and confirms that Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt was his grandfather. The Rockhill family has had close connections with the Roosevelt family for many years, and Roosevelt still knows one of them, Clayton Rockhill.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-05-25
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Southard, Louisa Howell, 1849-1913
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 Louisa Howell Southard. [May 25, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195603. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Louisa Howell Southard. [25 May. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195603.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, May 25]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Louisa Howell Southard.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195603.
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 5, 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.
