Letter from Robert Bridges to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Entertaining, Tennis

Robert Bridges looks forward to staying with Theodore Roosevelt but will take the later train as he does not play tennis. He leads “the simple life.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-21

Creator(s)

Bridges, Robert, 1858-1941

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Page Count

1

Production Method

Mixed

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 Robert Bridges to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 21, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305026. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Bridges, Robert, 1858-1941. Letter from Robert Bridges to Theodore Roosevelt. [21 Aug. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305026.

APA:

Bridges, Robert, 1858-1941., [1911, August 21]. Letter from Robert Bridges to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305026.

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 22, 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.