Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Melville Elijah Stone
Subject(s): Diplomatic etiquette, International relations, Princes, Royal houses, Sweden, United States. Congress
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Theodore Roosevelt will meet with the Swedish prince but the general policy is to discourage royalty from visiting as to not set a precedent that many would attempt to follow. Only Congress can declare a guest of the nation so the prince will only receive “informal hospitality.”
Collection
Creation Date
1907-07-19
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Stone, Melville Elijah, 1848-1929
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Newberry Library
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Melville Elijah Stone. [July 19, 1907]. Newberry Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291621. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Melville Elijah Stone. [19 Jul. 1907]. Multi-image.
Newberry Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291621.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, July 19]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Melville Elijah Stone.
Newberry Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291621.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Newberry Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/newberry-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Newberry Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/newberry-library.
APA:
Newberry Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/newberry-library.