Letter from James Burton to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Baptism, Pan-American Exposition, Photographs

James Burton will be mailing a photograph of Vice President Roosevelt “christening an Indian child” that he took at the Pan-American Exposition.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-05

Creator(s)

Burton, James

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Vice President of the United States (1901)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Handwritten

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 James Burton to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 5, 1901]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34428. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Burton, James. Letter from James Burton to Theodore Roosevelt. [5 Sep. 1901]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34428.

APA:

Burton, James.: , [1901, September 5]. Letter from James Burton to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34428.

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. December 1, 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.