Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Fairfield Osborn
Subject(s): Bookplates, Books and reading, Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922, Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess, 1859-1925, Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898, Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895, Morley, John, 1838-1923, Speeches, addresses, etc.
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President Roosevelt returns the Royal Natural History to Henry Fairfield Osborn, President of the American Museum of Natural History. He likes Osborn’s bookplate and will send his. George Nathaniel Curzon, Chancellor of Oxford, has invited Roosevelt to give the Romanes lecture, which he plans to give in the spring of 1910.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-08-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935
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 Henry Fairfield Osborn. [August 17, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203750. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Fairfield Osborn. [17 Aug. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203750.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, August 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Fairfield Osborn.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203750.
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. January 30, 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.