Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Evans Hughes

Subject(s): Emigration and immigration, German Americans, Letters, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Theodore Roosevelt drafts a letter to Charles Evans Hughes. He encloses a letter from a voter in Brooklyn and a copy of his response. Roosevelt comments on the actions of President Wilson regarding Germany and discusses American sentiment towards German-Americans.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1916-08-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

1

Production Method

Mixed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Charles Evans Hughes. [August 9, 1916]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280181. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Evans Hughes. [9 Aug. 1916]. Image.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280181.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1916, August 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Evans Hughes.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280181.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.

APA:

Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.