Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Subject(s): Friendship, Longworth, Nicholas, 1869-1931, New York (State)--Oyster Bay, Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Sunburn, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851, Wit and humor
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President Roosevelt updates his daughter Alice Roosevelt Longworth on some of the recent events that have happened at Oyster Bay, including a visit from Secretary of War William H. Taft and a humorous comment Quentin Roosevelt made about his legs getting sunburnt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-06-29
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
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 Alice Roosevelt Longworth. [June 29, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203130. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Roosevelt Longworth. [29 Jun. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203130.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, June 29]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Roosevelt Longworth.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203130.
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 13, 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.
