Kentarō Kaneko informs President Roosevelt of having received a letter from Viscount Kagawa, Chamberlain to the Empress. The Empress is very pleased and appreciative of the speech given by Roosevelt to the Congress of Mothers, which she had ordered translated into Japanese and read to her. Roosevelt’s speech now occupies a place in her library.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-29

Creator(s)

Kaneko, Kentarō, 1853-1942

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

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 Kentarō Kaneko to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 29, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49737. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Kaneko, Kentarō, 1853-1942. Letter from Kentarō Kaneko to Theodore Roosevelt. [29 Jun. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49737.

APA:

Kaneko, Kentarō, 1853-1942., [1905, June 29]. Letter from Kentarō Kaneko to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49737.

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 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.