Letter from Kentarō Kaneko to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Idealism, Japanese, Japan, Photographs, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Thank-you notes

Kentarō Kaneko thanks President Roosevelt for the visit to Roosevelt’s summer home and states he is glad to see Roosevelt living by the same principles as the samurai of Japan. Kaneko states he will send a photo of his son for Quentin Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-12

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. [July 12, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49957. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Kaneko, Kentarō, 1853-1942. Letter from Kentarō Kaneko to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 Jul. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49957.

APA:

Kaneko, Kentarō, 1853-1942., [1905, July 12]. 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/o49957.

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 13, 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.