Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Friendship--Correspondence, Harvard University, Harvard University. Porcellian Club, Men--Societies and clubs, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944
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Owen Wister congratulates his friend President Roosevelt on his son, Theodore Roosevelt, joining the Porcellian Club at Harvard University. Wister considers his ten year association with the club while an undergraduate and in law school as having been good for his character. Although Wister recalls some who wasted their time in the club, he does not believe members drink as much as they previously did. Wister wishes he could pass some wisdom on to the younger Roosevelt, and hopes to visit him at school soon.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-19
Creator(s)
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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 Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 19, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55061. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wister, Owen, 1860-1938. Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt. [19 Dec. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55061.
APA:
Wister, Owen, 1860-1938., [1906, December 19]. Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55061.
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. March 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.
