Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Theodora Dana

Subject(s): Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918

Commissioner Roosevelt asks Frances Theodora Dana why she uses the word autumn instead of fall. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has had another son and is well. She sent a copy of Dana’s book, How to Know the Wild Flowers, to Cecil Spring Rice.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1894-04-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Parsons, Frances Theodora, 1861-1952

Publication Date

2013-08-15

Language

English

Period

Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Collection

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 Frances Theodora Dana. [April 10, 1894?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287299. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Theodora Dana. [10 Apr. 1894?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287299.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1894, April 10?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Theodora Dana. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287299.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.

APA:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.