Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Patty Selmes

Subject(s): Entertaining, Travel--Planning, White House (Washington, D.C.)

President Roosevelt asks Patty Selmes how long she will be in the neighborhood and if she can spend a night at the White House.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1901-09-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Selmes, Martha (Patty) Macomb Flandrau, 1861-1923

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Arizona Historical Society

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Arizona Historical Society. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Patty Selmes. [September 28, 1901]. Arizona Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291739. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Patty Selmes. [28 Sep. 1901]. Image.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291739.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1901, September 28]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Patty Selmes.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291739.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Arizona Historical Society. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.

APA:

Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.