Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick W. Whitridge

Subject(s): Ward, Humphry, Mrs., 1851-1920, Whitridge, Lucy C. (Lucy Charlotte), 1858-1934, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Theodore Roosevelt expresses his admiration for a letter Frederick W. Whitridge published about President Woodrow Wilson. Roosevelt asks Whitridge to pass on a letter from Roosevelt to the British novelist and suffragist Mary Augusta Ward through Whitridge’s wife, Lucy C. Whitridge, if she approves.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-12-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Whitridge, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallingford), 1852-1916

Publication Date

2019-02-21

Language

English

Period

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

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Papers

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 Frederick W. Whitridge. [December 27, 1915?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213230. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick W. Whitridge. [27 Dec. 1915?]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 30, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213230.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1915, December 27?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick W. Whitridge. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213230.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 30, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.