Letter from James Hulme Canfield to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Books and reading, Poetry--Appreciation, Poets--Family relationships, Robinson, Edwin Arlington, 1869-1935

James Hulme Canfield read President Roosevelt’s positive review of poet Edwin Arlington Robinson and recommends further volumes of the poet’s work as well as provides biographical information about him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-11

Creator(s)

Canfield, James Hulme, 1847-1909

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

Typed

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 James Hulme Canfield to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 11, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50675. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Canfield, James Hulme, 1847-1909. Letter from James Hulme Canfield to Theodore Roosevelt. [11 Aug. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50675.

APA:

Canfield, James Hulme, 1847-1909., [1905, August 11]. Letter from James Hulme Canfield to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50675.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.