Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Roger Williams Straus
Subject(s): Dinners and dining, Entertaining, New Jersey--Palisades Park, New York (State). Governor (1899-1901 : Roosevelt), Perkins, George W. (George Walbridge), 1862-1920, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
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Theodore Roosevelt must decline Roger Williams Straus’ invitation to bring Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to dinner. The Roosevelts have visited the Perkinses out of a desire to see Palisades Park, which was founded while Roosevelt was governor of New York. Roosevelt cannot accept all of the dinner invitations he receives and does not wish to hurt the feelings of his good friends.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-08-20
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Straus, Roger Williams, 1891-1957
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 Roger Williams Straus. [August 20, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212716. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Roger Williams Straus. [20 Aug. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212716.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, August 20]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Roger Williams Straus.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212716.
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.
