Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Fairfield Osborn
Subject(s): African Americans--Attitudes, Anthropology, Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922, Curtis, Charles, 1860-1936, Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess, 1859-1925, Dohrn, Anton, 1840-1909, Editing, Indians of North America--Attitudes, Italy--Sicily, Oklahoma, Race, Racially mixed people, Ridgeway, William, 1853-1926, Ripley, William Zebina, 1867-1941, Speeches, addresses, etc.
Click on image to zoom in
President Roosevelt thanks Henry Fairfield Osborn for the efforts he took to help Roosevelt edit his Romanes lecture. He comments on the topic of races and racial mixing, raised by several prominent anthropologists, as well as Osborn himself. Roosevelt is somewhat intimidated by the importance that Osborn has said that his lecture will carry.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-21
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
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 Henry Fairfield Osborn. [December 21, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205783. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Fairfield Osborn. [21 Dec. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 20, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205783.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, December 21]. 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/o205783.
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 20, 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.
