Letter from Patty Selmes to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Children--Care and hygiene, Children--Health and hygiene, Creative writing, Entertaining, King, Isabella Greenway, 1886-1953, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, New York (State)--Oyster Bay
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Patty M. F. Selmes inquires about Alice Roosevelt’s health and hopes to visit the Roosevelts this summer. She has been writing a story and would like Roosevelt to read it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-08-27
Creator(s)
Selmes, Martha (Patty) Macomb Flandrau, 1861-1923
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 Patty Selmes to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 27, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41266. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Selmes, Martha (Patty) Macomb Flandrau, 1861-1923. Letter from Patty Selmes to Theodore Roosevelt. [27 Aug. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41266.
APA:
Selmes, Martha (Patty) Macomb Flandrau, 1861-1923., [1901, August 27]. Letter from Patty Selmes to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41266.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
