Letter from Henry Fairfield Osborn to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Balls (Parties), Coogan, Josephine Adams Osborn, 1890-1976, Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Dinners and dining, Entertaining, Etiquette, Osborn, Fairfield, 1887-1969, Osborn, Lucretia Thatcher Perry, 1858?-1930, Scheduling
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Henry Fairfield Osborn appreciates the invitations from President Roosevelt to come dine at the White House, but unfortunately he and his wife, Lucretia Thatcher Perry Osborn have already accepted engagements on the dates of both occasions that Roosevelt mentioned. Osborn is glad that his children, Fairfield Osborn and Josephine Osborn will be able to visit the White House during the holiday season, and looks forward to seeing Ethel Roosevelt at Josephine Osborn’s upcoming dance.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-15
Creator(s)
Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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 Henry Fairfield Osborn to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 15, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300645. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935. Letter from Henry Fairfield Osborn to Theodore Roosevelt. [15 Dec. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300645.
APA:
Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935., [1908, December 15]. Letter from Henry Fairfield Osborn to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300645.
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. March 12, 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.
