Letter from Teresa Richardson to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Shopping
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Teresa Richardson discusses shopping with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and the latter buying a garment that is blue, not white. Edith was concerned that it was “unsuited to her years” but Richardson claims she looks “young and girlish and pretty in it.” She hopes that President Roosevelt will like it the way that she does.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-12-03
Creator(s)
Richardson, Teresa Stoughton, 1862-1947
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
2
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 Teresa Richardson to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 3, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36097. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Richardson, Teresa Stoughton, 1862-1947. Letter from Teresa Richardson to Theodore Roosevelt. [3 Dec. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36097.
APA:
Richardson, Teresa Stoughton, 1862-1947., [1901, December 3]. Letter from Teresa Richardson to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36097.
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 5, 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.
