Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Knox Smith
Subject(s): Betrothal, Dietrich, Charles Henry, 1853-1924, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Smith, Gertrude E. Dietrich, 1880-1954
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President Roosevelt congratulates Herbert Knox Smith on his engagement to Gertrude E. Dietrich, daughter of former Nebraska Senator Charles Henry Dietrich.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-08-14
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931
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 Herbert Knox Smith. [August 14, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203716. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Knox Smith. [14 Aug. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203716.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, August 14]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Knox Smith.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203716.
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.
