Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William T. R. Marvin

Subject(s): Coin design, Coins, Etiquette, Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907

President Roosevelt thanks William T. R. Marvin for the letters, and agrees that Augustus Saint-Gaudens must have had some of the eagles that Marvin mentioned in mind when he was designing the new ten dollar coins.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Marvin, William T. R. (William Theophilus Rogers), 1832-1913

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 William T. R. Marvin. [January 20, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201352. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William T. R. Marvin. [20 Jan. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201352.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, January 20]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William T. R. Marvin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201352.

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 6, 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.