Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert J. Collier
Subject(s): Birthdays--Planning, Kentucky--Hodgenville, Lincoln Day, Lincoln Farm Association, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Speeches, addresses, etc.
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President Roosevelt accepts Robert J. Collier’s invitation on behalf of the Lincoln Farm Association to give a speech at the log cabin where President Abraham Lincoln on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of his birth. Roosevelt counts himself lucky to be the president tasked with honoring Lincoln on his hundredth birthday.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-11
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Collier, Robert J. (Robert Joseph), 1876-1918
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 J. Collier. [December 11, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197516. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert J. Collier. [11 Dec. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197516.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, December 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert J. Collier.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197516.
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.
