Letter from August Belmont to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Endowments, National Civic Federation, Nobel Prizes, Robinson, Douglas, 1855-1918, Scheduling, South Carolina

August Belmont heard from Douglas Robinson that President Roosevelt would like to speak with him. Belmont is happy to meet with Roosevelt on his way down to South Carolina, where Belmont will spend the holidays. Belmont also congratulates Roosevelt on winning the Nobel Peace Prize, and hopes to speak with Roosevelt about some “permanent method of cooperation” between Roosevelt’s prize fund and the National Civic Federation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-17

Creator(s)

Belmont, August, 1853-1924

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

4

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 August Belmont to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 17, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55040. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Belmont, August, 1853-1924. Letter from August Belmont to Theodore Roosevelt. [17 Dec. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55040.

APA:

Belmont, August, 1853-1924., [1906, December 17]. Letter from August Belmont to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55040.

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 11, 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.