Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucretia Thatcher Perry Osborn
Subject(s): Africa, American Museum of Natural History, Childhood and youth of a person, Diaries, Friendship, Friendship in children, Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916, Osborn, Frederick Sturges, 1859-1875, Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935, Scientific expeditions, Travels
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Theodore Roosevelt was pleased to read the extracts from Frederick Sturges Osborn’s journal. The “Ed Mearns” mentioned in the journal was Edgar Alexander Mearns, who joined Roosevelt for the African trip.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-12-16
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Osborn, Lucretia Thatcher Perry, 1858?-1930
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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 Lucretia Thatcher Perry Osborn. [December 16, 1914]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211023. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucretia Thatcher Perry Osborn. [16 Dec. 1914]. 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/o211023.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1914, December 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucretia Thatcher Perry Osborn.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211023.
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.
