Letter from Maria Kennedy Tod to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Authors and readers, Books and reading, Compliments, Praise
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Maria Kennedy Tod praises President Roosevelt’s book The Strenuous Life, which she has just finished reading. Tod is touched by Roosevelt’s “beautiful and far reaching sympathy, particularly evidenced in what [he has] to say about the brave and obscure.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-07-18
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
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 Maria Kennedy Tod to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 18, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278368. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Tod, Maria Kennedy, 1855-1939. Letter from Maria Kennedy Tod to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 Jul. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278368.
APA:
Tod, Maria Kennedy, 1855-1939., [1904, July 18]. Letter from Maria Kennedy Tod to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278368.
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.
