Letter from Richard Watson Gilder to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Civil service reform, Editorials, Knowles, Frederic Lawrence, 1869-1905, Poetry, Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
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Richard Watson Gilder’s friend, Frederic Lawrence Knowles, has written a poem about the Booker T. Washington “incident” which Gilder had promised to show President Roosevelt. Gilder also encloses an editorial and reports that the civil service session in Boston was complimentary to Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-12-23
Creator(s)
Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Richard Watson Gilder to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 23, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36350. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909. Letter from Richard Watson Gilder to Theodore Roosevelt. [23 Dec. 1901]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36350.
APA:
Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909., [1901, December 23]. Letter from Richard Watson Gilder to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36350.
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. March 12, 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.
