Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elsie Singmaster Lewars
Subject(s): Americans--Cultural assimilation, Books and reading, Ethnic groups--Attitudes, Patriotism, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Women authors, American
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Theodore Roosevelt tells Elsie Singmaster Lewars that both he and his wife, Edith, like her writing. Roosevelt also expresses disgust at the idea of “hyphenated Americans” and appreciates that Lewars considers herself “an American and nothing else.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1916-04-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elsie Singmaster Lewars. [April 17, 1916]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290206. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elsie Singmaster Lewars. [17 Apr. 1916]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290206.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1916, April 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elsie Singmaster Lewars.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290206.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
