Letter from Louis W. Olms to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Cigarette cases, Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871), French language, Friendship--Correspondence, New York (State)--New York, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962, Roosevelt, Elliott, 1860-1894, Weddings
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Louis W. Olms is sending President Roosevelt a cigarette case that belonged to Elliott Roosevelt which was once given to Olms for safe-keeping. Olms shares that he and Elliott Roosevelt used to chat in French about the Franco-Prussian War. Olms asks Theodore Roosevelt to give the case to Elliott Roosevelt’s daughter, the president’s niece, Eleanor, whom the President is giving away at her wedding to her cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-13
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 Louis W. Olms to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 13, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48925. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Olms, Louis W., 1857-1934. Letter from Louis W. Olms to Theodore Roosevelt. [13 Mar. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48925.
APA:
Olms, Louis W., 1857-1934., [1905, March 13]. Letter from Louis W. Olms to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48925.
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.
