Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edmund Heller

Subject(s): Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917

Theodore Roosevelt was glad to see Edmund Heller on Sunday. He hopes that after Heller finishes the pamphlet on the rhinoceros, he will write one on the giant eland next. Frederick Courteney Selous is procuring eland for the British Museum, and Roosevelt would like Heller’s pamphlet to come out before any others. He lists other pamphlets he hopes Heller will write after that.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939

Publication Date

2023-06-08

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

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 Edmund Heller. [February 7, 1911?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o215760. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edmund Heller. [7 Feb. 1911?]. 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/o215760.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1911, February 7?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edmund Heller. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o215760.

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.