Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Owen Wister

Subject(s): Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Entertaining, Friendship, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

Theodore Roosevelt requests Owen Wister to thank Eva M. Bicknell. He was amused to find that Ethel Roosevelt was also writing to Wister. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is upset that Wister seems to “have passed out of our lives.” Roosevelt asks him to visit soon and promises freedom to interact as much or as little as he wants.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Wister, Owen, 1860-1938

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 26, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o303331. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Owen Wister. [26 May. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o303331.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, May 26]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Owen Wister.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o303331.

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. April 16, 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.