Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Julian LaRose Harris
Subject(s): American periodicals, Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908, Memorials, Southern States
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President Roosevelt mourns the death of Julian LaRose Harris’s father, Joel Chandler Harris, not only personally, but for the loss the national as a whole has suffered. Roosevelt believes that Harris’s stories appealed to every corner of the United States, and hopes that the magazine he founded, Uncle Remus’s Magazine, is appreciated by all the citizens of the country. Roosevelt agrees with Joel Chandler Harris that his life would be better memorialized in the continuing success of the magazine than in the construction of a statue.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-07-06
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Harris, Julian LaRose, 1874-1963
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
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 Julian LaRose Harris. [July 6, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203222. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Julian LaRose Harris. [6 Jul. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203222.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, July 6]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Julian LaRose Harris.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203222.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
