Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge
Subject(s): Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Evans, Robley D. (Robley Dunglison), 1846-1912, Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926, Groton School, Horsemanship, Hunting, Lee, Fitzhugh, 1875-1954, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Norman, William, 1850-1940, Panama--Panama Canal, Presidents' pets, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Sailing, Service learning, Sports, Student service, Travels, United States. Navy, Voyages and travels, Wadsworth, James Wolcott, 1846-1926
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President Roosevelt gives Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge an update on his life and family. He laments the end of summer and tells Lodge how each member of the family has spent it, remarking upon how his children are growing up. Roosevelt has been vacationing during the summer months and now looks to his work ahead. He wants to ensure that his plans for the Navy and Panama Canal cannot be undone by his successor.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-20
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Lodge, Anna Cabot Mills Davis, 1851-1915
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
6
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge. [September 20, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200349. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge. [20 Sep. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200349.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, September 20]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200349.
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. February 27, 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.
