Letter from Rudyard Kipling to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Books and reading
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Rudyard Kipling thanks Police Commissioner Roosevelt for his previous letter and jokingly requests that Roosevelt use police forces to induce a letter from W. H. Phillips who has stopped replying to Kipling’s letters.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-03-25
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Rudyard Kipling to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 25, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25703. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936. Letter from Rudyard Kipling to Theodore Roosevelt. [25 Mar. 1897]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25703.
APA:
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936., [1897, March 25]. Letter from Rudyard Kipling to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25703.
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 12, 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.
