Letter from Mike Donovan to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Boxing--Training, Presidents--Recreation

Boxer Mike Donovan from the New York Athletic Club tells President Roosevelt that he will arrive in Washington, D.C., on December 19, and will stay for three days “to get you and your son well started.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-14

Creator(s)

Donovan (Professor), 1847-1918

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

2

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 Mike Donovan to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 14, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48034. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Donovan (Professor), 1847-1918. Letter from Mike Donovan to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Dec. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48034.

APA:

Donovan (Professor), 1847-1918., [1904, December 14]. Letter from Mike Donovan to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48034.

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.