Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to R. B. Cunninghame Graham
Subject(s): Books and reading, Brazil, Díaz del Castillo, Bernal, 1496-1584, Hudson, W. H. (William Henry), 1841-1922, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Spanish American literature
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President Roosevelt is excited to read R. B. Cunninghame Graham’s book, Bernal Diaz del Castillo: Being Some Account of Him. He and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt enjoy Cunninghame Graham’s work. Roosevelt feels that his work encapsulates the experience of Spanish Americans, and wishes that someone would do similar work for Portuguese-Americans.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1916-06-03
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cunninghame Graham, R. B. (Robert Bontine), 1852-1936
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to R. B. Cunninghame Graham. [June 3, 1916]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290472. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to R. B. Cunninghame Graham. [3 Jun. 1916]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290472.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1916, June 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to R. B. Cunninghame Graham.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290472.
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 5, 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.
