Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Grant Smith

Subject(s): Gifts, Lectures and lecturing

Theodore Roosevelt writes that he looks forward to the moose horn being sent by Victor Grant Smith. Roosevelt also writes that Smith led a life that is characteristic of a certain “phase of American life.” Smith notes at the bottom of the letter that in return Roosevelt sent him an oil painting.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1913-04-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Smith, Victor Grant, 1850-1925

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-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 Victor Grant Smith. [April 22, 1913]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280529. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Grant Smith. [22 Apr. 1913]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280529.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1913, April 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Grant Smith.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280529.

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.