Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Irving Ramsay Wiles
Subject(s): Burgess, John William, 1844-1931, Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947, Photographs, Presidents--Portraits, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
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President Roosevelt thanks Irving Ramsay Wiles for sending him a photograph of a painting, and comments that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, in addition to many of his friends, think it is the best portrait of Roosevelt that has been done. He also thanks Wiles for sending the photographs of portraits of Nicholas Murray Butler and John William Burgess.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-20
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Wiles, Irving Ramsay, 1861-1948
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 Irving Ramsay Wiles. [July 20, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196127. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Irving Ramsay Wiles. [20 Jul. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196127.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, July 20]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Irving Ramsay Wiles.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196127.
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 16, 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.
