Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson
Subject(s): Cole, Francis, Mrs., 1886-1971, Robinson, Douglas, 1855-1918, Robinson, Helen Roosevelt, 1881-1962, Robinson, Theodore Douglas, 1883-1934, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Eleanor Butler, 1889-1960, Trevelyan, George Macaulay, 1876-1962, Trials (Libel)
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Theodore Roosevelt thanks his sister for her letter and recounts saying goodbye to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt when he left for Syracuse for a libel trial against William Barnes. Roosevelt writes that the trial has been tiring, but feels he made his case clear. Roosevelt also mentions inviting George Macaulay Trevelyan to visit Oyster Bay, and wonders if Isaac Roosevelt was among those he took photographs with.
Collection
Creation Date
1915-05-01
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson. [May 1, 1915]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279087. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson. [1 May. 1915]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279087.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, May 1]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279087.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
