Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Sandford Martin

Subject(s): Books and reading, Presidents--Election, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Writing--Evaluation

President Roosevelt thanks writer Edward Sandford Martin for the book and says he will read it for amusement or consolation if he loses the presidential election in a week. Roosevelt’s son Kermit wrote that George is getting along all right and Roosevelt enjoyed Martin’s “Opportunity” piece in the Metropolitan.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1904-10-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Martin, Edward Sandford, 1856-1939

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

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 Edward Sandford Martin. [October 27, 1904]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283454. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Sandford Martin. [27 Oct. 1904]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283454.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, October 27]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Sandford Martin.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283454.

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.