Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Antelope hunting, Chamois hunting, China, China--Manchuria, Christmas, Emigration and immigration law, Illinois--Chicago, Immigrants--Legal status, laws, etc., Japan, Korea, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.), Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Sin, Smithsonian Institution, Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918, Taxidermists, Thailand
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Hermann Speck von Sternburg thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his thoughtful Christmas gift and discusses hunting for antelope in Northern China. He describes his life in China and notes that he hopes to visit Japan and Korea in the fall, before returning home via the United States to deal with his affairs there next year.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1893-06-01
Creator(s)
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
16
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 1, 1893]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25603. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908. Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt. [1 Jun. 1893]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25603.
APA:
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908.: , [1893, June 1]. Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25603.
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 1, 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.
