Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Glover M. Allen

Subject(s): Africa--Blue Nile River Valley, Harvard Museum of Natural History, Mammals, Zoological museums, Zoology

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to G.M. Allen expressing interest in Allen’s color study as well as his account of the mammals inhabiting the Blue Nile Valley. He finishes the letter by thanking Allen for remembering him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-01-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Allen, Glover M. (Glover Morrill), 1879-1942

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Glover M. Allen. [January 7, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211319. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Glover M. Allen. [7 Jan. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211319.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, January 7]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Glover M. Allen.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211319.

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 23, 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.