Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Watson Gilder
Subject(s): Biography, Carson, Kit, 1809-1868, Legislation, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Publishers and publishing
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Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt inquires if anything on Kit Carson’s life is to be published. Roosevelt admires Carson and does not think he should be forgotten. He also suggests that Henry Cabot Lodge would write an article and makes several other suggestions regarding possible articles. Roosevelt promises to write his three articles about hunting and expresses hope that the copyright bill will go through.
Collection
Creation Date
1890-03-30
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909
Language
English
Period
Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
4
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 Richard Watson Gilder. [March 30, 1890]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280109. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Watson Gilder. [30 Mar. 1890]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280109.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1890, March 30]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Watson Gilder.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280109.
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. January 22, 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.
