Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur L. Hanscom

Subject(s): Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Poetry, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Thank-you notes

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Arthur L. Hanscom for his letter, commenting that Mrs. Roosevelt and their daughter enjoyed it as well. Roosevelt will see if Hanscom’s poem “cannot be used.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Hanscom, Arthur L. (Arthur Lee), 1857-1939

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 Arthur L. Hanscom. [June 14, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o228729. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur L. Hanscom. [14 Jun. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o228729.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1912, June 14]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur L. Hanscom.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o228729.

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 12, 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.