Letter from Richard Watson Gilder to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Books and reading, Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786, Speeches, addresses, etc.

Richard Watson Gilder praises President Roosevelt on his speech at the unveiling of the statue of Frederick the Great at the War College in Washington, D. C. Gilder hopes Roosevelt will write a biography of Frederick the Great, which The Century would publish.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-20

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

Handwritten

Record Type

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 Richard Watson Gilder to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 20, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47729. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909. Letter from Richard Watson Gilder to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Nov. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47729.

APA:

Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909., [1904, November 20]. 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/o47729.

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.