Letter from Murat Halstead to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): New York (State). Legislature, Presidents--Biography, Presidents--Childhood and youth, Presidents--Elections, Publishers and publishing, Titles of books
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Murat Halstead is writing a biography of President Roosevelt and asks for his assistance in obtaining information. He requests additional insight about Roosevelt’s time in the New York legislature and about publishing a story concerning his parents from his boyhood. Halstead would like to include maps of Roosevelt’s journeys during the 1900 campaign and asks his opinion of the title, The Strenuous Life of Theodore Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-11-19
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Murat Halstead to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 19, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35922. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Halstead, Murat, 1829-1908. Letter from Murat Halstead to Theodore Roosevelt. [19 Nov. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35922.
APA:
Halstead, Murat, 1829-1908., [1901, November 19]. Letter from Murat Halstead to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35922.
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. February 26, 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.
