Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Sidney Rossiter
Subject(s): Authorship, Race, Thank-you notes, Vermont
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Theodore Roosevelt thanks William Sidney Rossiter for his paper on Vermont and encourages him to write about race decadence as Rossiter outlined in his letter. Roosevelt believes that all of the arguments made in opposition to the concept have been based on ignorance or thinly-veiled selfishness.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-05-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Rossiter, William Sidney, 1861-1929
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 Theodore Roosevelt to William Sidney Rossiter. [May 2, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o217391. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Sidney Rossiter. [2 May. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o217391.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, May 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Sidney Rossiter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o217391.
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. February 6, 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.
