Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Channing Wister
Subject(s): Brown, Elmer Ellsworth, 1861-1934, Etiquette, Friendship--Correspondence, Presidents--Views on education, Wister, Owen, 1860-1938
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President Roosevelt hopes that Mary Channing Wister’s husband, Owen Wister, recovers from his illness soon. He completely agrees with the statement she sent, and has forwarded it to Commissioner of Education Elmer Ellsworth Brown. Roosevelt sends his love to the “blessed chicks.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-03
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Wister, Mary Channing, 1869-1913
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 Mary Channing Wister. [February 3, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206432. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Channing Wister. [3 Feb. 1909]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206432.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, February 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Channing Wister.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206432.
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.
