Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Books and reading, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Writing
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Owen Wister encloses a letter from his friend, who wishes that President Roosevelt would write a biography of Abraham Lincoln. Wister knows that he cannot persuade Roosevelt to do anything he does not have time for, but assures him that if he undertook the project he would have at least one reader.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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 Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt. [1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299233. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wister, Owen, 1860-1938. Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt. [1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299233.
APA:
Wister, Owen, 1860-1938., [1908]. Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299233.
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. February 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.
