Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor
Subject(s): Dinners and dining, Evans, Robley D. (Robley Dunglison), 1846-1912, National Geographic Society (U.S.), United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. Battleship Force
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President Roosevelt regrets that he is not able to be present at the dinner that Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor and the National Geographic Society are arranging in honor of Admiral Robley D. Evans. Roosevelt praises Evans’s service and accomplishment in conducting the Great White Fleet during the first portion of its circumnavigation of the world.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-11-28
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey, 1875-1966
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 Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor. [November 28, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205434. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor. [28 Nov. 1908]. 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/o205434.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, November 28]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205434.
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.
