Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joel Elias Spingarn
Subject(s): Art criticism, Books and reading, Poetry, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Click on image to zoom in
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Joel Elias Spingarn for the volumes of poetry Spingarn sent him. Roosevelt also agrees with Spingarn about the “silly and pedantic” nature of “‘new criticism'” of art.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-12-18
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Spingarn, Joel Elias, 1875-1939
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
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 Joel Elias Spingarn. [December 18, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o207512. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joel Elias Spingarn. [18 Dec. 1912]. 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/o207512.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1912, December 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joel Elias Spingarn.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o207512.
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.
