Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas R. Lounsbury

Subject(s): Books and reading, Elizabethan Club (Yale University), Harvard University, Poetry--Publishing, Yale University

Theodore Roosevelt is pleased with the Yale Book of American Verse which was edited by Professor Lounsbury. He is jealous that the Elizabethan Club and Yale University published such a valuable work instead of Harvard University, his own alma mater. Roosevelt would like to write a notice for the book to appear in The Outlook.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-10-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Lounsbury, Thomas R., 1838-1915

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 Thomas R. Lounsbury. [October 24, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o230861. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas R. Lounsbury. [24 Oct. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o230861.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1912, October 24]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas R. Lounsbury.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o230861.

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. March 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.