Letter from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to John Wallace Riddle

Subject(s): Riddle, Theodate Pope, 1867-1946

Anna Roosevelt Cowles expresses her happiness for John Wallace Riddle and Theodate Pope. She praises Pope and her genius, and advises Riddle to be “very dear to Mrs. Pope,” to whom the couple’s engagement may come as a shock.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1916-02-21

Creator(s)

Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931

Recipient

Riddle, John Wallace, 1864-1941

Publication Date

2015-10-14

Language

English

Period

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

Original Collection

Flandrau Family Papers, 1796-1968

Repository

Arizona Historical Society

Page Count

4

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-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 Anna Roosevelt Cowles to John Wallace Riddle. [February 21, 1916?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292337. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931. Letter from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to John Wallace Riddle. [21 Feb. 1916?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292337.

APA:

Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931.: , [1916, February 21?]. Letter from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to John Wallace Riddle. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292337.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

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

MLA:

Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.

APA:

Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.