Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Rosalind Richards

Subject(s): Americans--Politics and government, Animals, Books and reading

Theodore Roosevelt praises Rosalind Richards for her book A Northern Countryside and asks some questions about animals about which she wrote. He then includes some animal facts of his own. He adds that he agrees with her about politics and does not know why it turns fairly good citizens into crooks.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1916-12-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Richards, Rosalind, 1874-1964

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

4

Production Method

Handwritten

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 Rosalind Richards. [December 12, 1916]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283260. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Rosalind Richards. [12 Dec. 1916]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283260.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1916, December 12]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Rosalind Richards.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283260.

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 15, 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.