Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. Lloyd Derby

Subject(s): Letter writing, Letters to the editor, Speeches, addresses, etc.

Theodore Roosevelt encloses a signed draft and approves of J. Lloyd Derby’s letter to the Times. Roosevelt also mentions his Kansas City speech and tells Derby to tell Roger, the farmer he quoted, to look out for it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-06-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Derby, J. Lloyd (James Lloyd), 1886-1961

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 J. Lloyd Derby. [June 7, 1916]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290557. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. Lloyd Derby. [7 Jun. 1916]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290557.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1916, June 7]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. Lloyd Derby.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290557.

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.