Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frédéric Mistral
Subject(s): French poetry, United States, West
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President Roosevelt thanks Frédéric Mistral for sending him a copy of Mistral’s book, Mireille. Roosevelt states that the United States is a nation of wealth-seekers, but that the nation also needs to value the non-material things of life. The second page is a note, written in a hand other than Roosevelt’s, containing a quote concerning the nature of poetry. This item is a copy of the original December 15, 1904, letter.
Collection
Creation Date
1905-12-01
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Mistral, Frédéric, 1830-1914
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 Frédéric Mistral. [December 1, 1905]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280666. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frédéric Mistral. [1 Dec. 1905]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280666.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, December 1]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frédéric Mistral.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280666.
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 29, 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.