Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Subject(s): Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923, Entertaining, Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917, Ships, Travel
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Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles that he may ask her to entertain the famous hunter Frederick Courteney Selous in November. Roosevelt does not know when he will have time to visit the Bryces and will be going on the USS Dolphin (PG-24).
Collection
Creation Date
1897-08-31
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
4
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 Anna Roosevelt Cowles. [August 31, 1897]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283938. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles. [31 Aug. 1897]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283938.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, August 31]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283938.
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.
