Mary Mapes Dodge, editor of the children’s periodical St. Nicholas Magazine, thanks Governor Roosevelt for agreeing to give the desired talk. Roosevelt will speak on “The Road to Good Citizenship” to an audience of children.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1899-09-19

Creator(s)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Governor of New York (October 1898-1900)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

Production Method

Typed

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 Mary Mapes Dodge to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 19, 1899]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o26417. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905. Letter from Mary Mapes Dodge to Theodore Roosevelt. [19 Sep. 1899]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o26417.

APA:

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905., [1899, September 19]. Letter from Mary Mapes Dodge to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o26417.

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.