Letter from Oliver Wendell Holmes to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Entertaining, Holmes, Fanny Bowditch Dixwell, 1840-1929, Massachusetts--Cambridge
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With regret, Justice Holmes informs President Roosevelt that a scheduling conflict exists between Roosevelt’s visit to Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a dinner that Holmes and his wife are hosting. Because the invitations have already been sent, it is too late to cancel the event, so Holmes asks Roosevelt to excuse him.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-24
Creator(s)
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935
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 Oliver Wendell Holmes to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 24, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55392. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935. Letter from Oliver Wendell Holmes to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 Jan. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55392.
APA:
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935., [1907, January 24]. Letter from Oliver Wendell Holmes to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55392.
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.
