Letter from Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Books and reading, La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944, Parsons, Herbert, 1869-1925, Women authors
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Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons sends President Roosevelt a copy of her “unhappily notorious” book, saying the outcry has been “so grotesquely clamorous” that she wants Roosevelt to know what the book really is. The negative reception of the book has shown Parsons that a “writing wife is a distinct handicap to a politician.” She apologizes for “so much personality,” but says that she has always felt Roosevelt was “something besides a President.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-22
Creator(s)
Parsons, Elsie Worthington Clews, 1874-1941
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
Record Type
Multi-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 Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 22, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55070. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Parsons, Elsie Worthington Clews, 1874-1941. Letter from Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt. [22 Dec. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55070.
APA:
Parsons, Elsie Worthington Clews, 1874-1941., [1906, December 22]. Letter from Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55070.
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 6, 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.
