Letter from Lloyd Carpenter Griscom to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Battleships, Japan--Tokyo, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Pacific Ocean--Sea of Japan, Roosevelt family, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), Saitō, Makoto, 1858-1936, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Ambassador Griscom promises President Roosevelt that Griscom and his wife will welcome Alice Roosevelt in Tokyo. In response to a request by Roosevelt for information as to a specific cause of destruction in Russian battleships, Griscom encloses exclusive photographs of the Russian battleship, “Orel,” given to him by the Vice Minister of the Japanese Navy showing damage done by Japanese gunfire.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-07-07
Creator(s)
Griscom, Lloyd Carpenter, 1872-1959
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
5
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 Lloyd Carpenter Griscom to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 7, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49879. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Griscom, Lloyd Carpenter, 1872-1959. Letter from Lloyd Carpenter Griscom to Theodore Roosevelt. [7 Jul. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49879.
APA:
Griscom, Lloyd Carpenter, 1872-1959., [1905, July 7]. Letter from Lloyd Carpenter Griscom to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49879.
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. January 29, 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.
