Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Elizabeth Parsons
Subject(s): Books and reading, Etiquette, Kent, William, 1864-1928, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Wild flowers
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President Roosevelt will show Mary Elizabeth Parsons’s letter to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt when she returns. In the meantime, Roosevelt thanks her for the copy of the volume on California wildflowers. He also expresses affection for Parsons’s cousin, William Kent.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-05-30
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Hawver, Mary Elizabeth Parsons, 1859-1947
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 Mary Elizabeth Parsons. [May 30, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202825. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Elizabeth Parsons. [30 May. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202825.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, May 30]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Elizabeth Parsons.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202825.
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.
