Letter from Edward Everett Hale to Theodore Roosevelt

Edward Everett Hale, chaplain of the United States Senate, writes to President Roosevelt about the origins of the word “mikado.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-21

Creator(s)

Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Publication Date

2015-07-29

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Papers

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 Edward Everett Hale to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 21, 1905?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52095. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909. Letter from Edward Everett Hale to Theodore Roosevelt. [21 Dec. 1905?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52095.

APA:

Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909.: , [1905, December 21?]. Letter from Edward Everett Hale to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52095.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

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