Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to M.A. De Wolfe Howe

Subject(s): Feature writing, Journalism--Authorship

Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt is sorry that his first letter to M. A. De Wolfe Howe has gone missing, but is unable to write for the magazine at this time due to his other writing projects.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1889-07-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Howe, M. A. De Wolfe (Mark Antony De Wolfe), 1864-1960

Language

English

Period

Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

2

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 M.A. De Wolfe Howe. [July 21, 1889]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283268. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to M.A. De Wolfe Howe. [21 Jul. 1889]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 19, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283268.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1889, July 21]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to M.A. De Wolfe Howe.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283268.

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. February 19, 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.