Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Woodville Rockhill
Subject(s): Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922, China, Dalai lamas, Great Britain, International relations, Letters, Sin
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President Roosevelt informs diplomat William Woodville Rockhill that he felt Rockhill’s account of interviewing the Dalai Lama so important from the standpoint of the British government that he shared the letter with British ambassador to the United States, James Bryce. Roosevelt encloses Bryce’s letter showing Bryce was impressed. Roosevelt says if Rockhill finds out anything that passes between the Lama and the Chinese at Peking to let him know.
Collection
Creation Date
1908-09-07
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914
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 William Woodville Rockhill. [September 7, 1908]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283258. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Woodville Rockhill. [7 Sep. 1908]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283258.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, September 7]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Woodville Rockhill.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283258.
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. March 5, 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.
