A humorous short story written by a young Theodore Roosevelt about a dinner party given by a field mouse.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1872

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Youth (October 27, 1858-1881)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

8

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Manuscript

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:

Mrs. Field Mouse’s dinner party. [January 29, 1872]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282014. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Mrs. Field Mouse’s dinner party. [29 Jan. 1872]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282014.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1872, January 29]. Mrs. Field Mouse’s dinner party.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282014.

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.