Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Walter Littlefield
Subject(s): Etiquette, Poetry, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains that Theodore Roosevelt cannot answer questions like the one Walter Littlefield posed. Littlefield asked Roosevelt to list the four greatest poets in the world, and if he did so, it might “cause annoyance to admirers of other poets and result in a lot of needless and purposeless discussion.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-02-08
Creator(s)
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt
Recipient
Littlefield, Walter, 1867-1948
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
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 Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Walter Littlefield. [February 8, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o215807. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Walter Littlefield. [8 Feb. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o215807.
APA:
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt., [1911, February 8]. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Walter Littlefield.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o215807.
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. January 9, 2026. 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.
