Letter from Henry Bainbridge Chapin to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Dinners and dining, Entertaining--Planning, Harvard College (1780- ), Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae

Henry Bainbridge Chapin accepts, on behalf of other Harvard alumni, President Roosevelt’s invitation to dine with him. Chapin lists the attendees to Roosevelt’s dinner party and explains why Brooks and Hooper are unable to attend.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-26

Creator(s)

Chapin, Henry Bainbridge, 1857-1910

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

3

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-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 Henry Bainbridge Chapin to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 26, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o43877. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Chapin, Henry Bainbridge, 1857-1910. Letter from Henry Bainbridge Chapin to Theodore Roosevelt. [26 Jan. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o43877.

APA:

Chapin, Henry Bainbridge, 1857-1910., [1904, January 26]. Letter from Henry Bainbridge Chapin to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o43877.

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. January 29, 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.