Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to E. A. Filene

Subject(s): Businessmen, Travels, Voyages and travels

Theodore Roosevelt cannot consider accompanying the group of businessmen on their tour of European cities, as much as he might like to do so. Roosevelt is grateful to E. A. Filene for writing to him, but he has too much work to do to go on the journey.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Filene, E. A. (Edward Albert), 1860-1937

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

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 E. A. Filene. [April 22, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o217113. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to E. A. Filene. [22 Apr. 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/o217113.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, April 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to E. A. Filene.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o217113.

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.