Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Presidents--Staff, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

Owen Wister relates a deleted passage about former Secretary of State Elihu Root from his Scribners article regarding Theodore Roosevelt’s second presidential administration. 

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1913-1914

Creator(s)

Wister, Owen, 1860-1938

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Page Count

1

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between Sagamore Hill National Historic Site – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt. [n.d.]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279366. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Wister, Owen, 1860-1938. Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt. [n.d.]. Image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279366.

APA:

Wister, Owen, 1860-1938., [n.d.]. Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279366.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.

APA:

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.