Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Theodora Dana
Subject(s): Autumn, Books and reading, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918
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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
Creation Date
1894-04-10
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Parsons, Frances Theodora, 1861-1952
Language
English
Period
Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
2
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 Frances Theodora Dana. [April 10, 1894]. Harvard College Library.
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.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287299.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1894, April 10]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Theodora Dana.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287299.
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 22, 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.
