Letter from George Otto Trevelyan to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Blackett, William, Sir, approximately 1620-1680, Books and reading, Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400, Fenwick, John, Sir, 1645?-1697, Holland, Margaret Jean Trevelyan, 1835-1906, Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859, Presidents--Election, Speeches, addresses, etc., Trevelyan, George Macaulay, 1876-1962
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George Otto Trevelyan thanks President Roosevelt for the volume of his addresses and his letter. Trevelyan has copied and sent a portion of Roosevelt’s letter, wherein Roosevelt discusses Thomas Babington Macaulay, to his sister, Margaret Jean Trevelyan Holland. He discusses Sir John Fenwick’s house, Wallington, and its connection to the Trevelyan family as well as a literary association in Geoffrey Chaucer’s works. Trevelyan wants to show Roosevelt Macaulay’s books with his marginal notes. He is encouraged by Roosevelt’s interest in the seventeenth century and sends Roosevelt a copy of his son George Macaulay Trevelyan’s latest book on the topic. Trevelyan likes Roosevelt’s sentence that reads, “A great free people owes it to itself and to mankind not to sink into helplessness before the powers of evil.” He believes it will stick in the “memory of mankind” for a long time.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-08
Creator(s)
Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Page Count
8
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 George Otto Trevelyan to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 8, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299764. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928. Letter from George Otto Trevelyan to Theodore Roosevelt. [8 Dec. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299764.
APA:
Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928., [1904, December 8]. Letter from George Otto Trevelyan to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299764.
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. January 15, 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.
