Letter from William Dean Howells to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Books and reading, Hay, John, 1838-1905

William Dean Howells writes Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt about an unidentified book. The book may be volume two of John G. Nicolay and John Hay’s Abraham Lincoln, which was published in 1890.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1890-10-26

Creator(s)

Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-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 William Dean Howells to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 26, 1890]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25564. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920. Letter from William Dean Howells to Theodore Roosevelt. [26 Oct. 1890]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25564.

APA:

Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920.: , [1890, October 26]. Letter from William Dean Howells to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25564.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.