Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Toshihiko Yamazaki
Subject(s): China--Manchuria, Decorations of honor, Gotō, Shinpei, 1857-1929, Japan, Literature--Translations into Japanese, Ohl, Josiah Kingsley, 1863-1920, Ōkuma, Shigenobu, 1838-1922, Prefaces, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), Thank-you notes, United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st
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President Roosevelt thanks Toshihiko Yamazaki for his Japanese translation of Roosevelt’s volume of essays, The Strenuous Life, and expresses his deep appreciation for Yamazaki’s preface to the translation. Roosevelt is especially honored that Yamazaki carried a copy of The Strenuous Life with him during battle in Manchuria.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-01-12
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
2
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 Toshihiko Yamazaki. [January 12, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206105. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Toshihiko Yamazaki. [12 Jan. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206105.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, January 12]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Toshihiko Yamazaki.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206105.
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. May 15, 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.
