Letter from Kogoro Takahira to William Loeb
Subject(s): Books and reading, Japan, Kaneko, Kentarō, 1853-1942, Translations
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Japanese Ambassador Takahira writes to William Loeb about two books he sent to President Roosevelt. Roosevelt had asked for Japanese works of a classical nature translated into English. Takahira provided an important example of Japanese literature from his own library and another book dealing with ethics by a Japanese scholar.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-28
Creator(s)
Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Kogoro Takahira to William Loeb. [March 28, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44804. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926. Letter from Kogoro Takahira to William Loeb. [28 Mar. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44804.
APA:
Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926., [1904, March 28]. Letter from Kogoro Takahira to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44804.
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.
