Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Owen Wister
Subject(s): Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
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Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt enjoyed Owen Wister’s recent collection of stories. He wants to meet with Wister and discuss his experience of passing “through my own old country.” Unlike Wister, Roosevelt is not sure that change is both subjective and objective, especially as the old country he used to know so well has “absolutely vanished.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-05-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Publication Date
2025-01-02
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
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 Theodore Roosevelt to Owen Wister. [May 22, 1911?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o303330. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Owen Wister. [22 May. 1911?]. 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/o303330.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1911, May 22?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Owen Wister. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o303330.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
