Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Boyle O’Reilly
Subject(s): Books and reading, Prefaces, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Thank-you notes
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Theodore Roosevelt thanks Mary Boyle O’Reilly for the personal touch in her letter about Quentin Roosevelt. He also addresses the excision of certain lines from the English preface of one of his books. He said at first he was so angry but it was so long ago that he does not even remember what it was all about.
Collection
Creation Date
1918-09-16
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
O'Reilly, Mary Boyle, 1873-1939
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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 Mary Boyle O’Reilly. [September 16, 1918]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283256. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Boyle O’Reilly. [16 Sep. 1918]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. June 4, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283256.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1918, September 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Boyle O’Reilly.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283256.
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. June 4, 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.
