Robert Bridges believes that the advertising department made a typographical error with President Roosevelt’s book. The typo was only reported in the Times and has been fixed. Bridges reports that he gave a copy of Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poems to May Sinclair and that he forwarded Roosevelt’s note to Brander Matthews.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-23

Creator(s)

Bridges, Robert, 1858-1941

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

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 Robert Bridges to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 23, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51878. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Bridges, Robert, 1858-1941. Letter from Robert Bridges to Theodore Roosevelt. [23 Nov. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51878.

APA:

Bridges, Robert, 1858-1941., [1905, November 23]. Letter from Robert Bridges to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51878.

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 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.