Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Reuben Gold Thwaites
Subject(s): Etiquette
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President Roosevelt acknowledges receipt of Reuben Gold Thwaites’s letter, and asks him to simply reprint what he has already said. Roosevelt tells Thwaites that if he writes a new note, “I am afraid I might get into difficulties with some other institutions who are continually asking me to do similar things.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-20
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Thwaites, Reuben Gold, 1853-1913
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 Reuben Gold Thwaites. [July 20, 1906]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196126. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Reuben Gold Thwaites. [20 Jul. 1906]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196126.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1906, July 20]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Reuben Gold Thwaites. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196126.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
