Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Spring Rice
Subject(s): Birth of a person, Friendship--Correspondence, Sponsors, Spring Rice, Anthony Theodore Brandon, 1908-1954, Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918
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President Roosevelt congratulates Florence Spring Rice on the birth of her son. Roosevelt would congratulate Cecil Spring Rice, but being a father himself, he knows fathers “don’t count for much.” He gladly accepts the role of godfather.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-09-25
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
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 Florence Spring Rice. [September 25, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204320. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Spring Rice. [25 Sep. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204320.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, September 25]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Spring Rice.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204320.
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.
