Letter from Emily Tyler Carow to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): American Civil War (1861-1865), American Occupation of Cuba (1906-1909), Books and reading, British Occupation of Egypt (1882-1936), Camels, Cromer, Evelyn Baring, Earl of, 1841-1917, Cross-cultural orientation, Deserts, Domestics, East and West, Egypt--Cairo, Egypt--Luxor, Egyptians, Great Sphinx (Egypt), Household employees, Iddings, Lewis Morris, 1850-1921, Iddings, Louise Belden, 1860-1943, Insular possessions of the United States, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Magazine illustration, Orientalism, Photographs, Pyramids of Giza (Egypt), Race relations, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Temple of Amon (Karnak, Egypt), United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 25th, Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927
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Emily Tyler Carow describes her experiences in Egypt, including her concern about an “undercurrent of hostility” that seems to be present in the Egyptian Arab people. Carow tells Roosevelt about her conversations with Lord Evelyn Baring Cromer and his dinner guests, which have been about topics such as the British occupation of Egypt, the American occupation of Cuba and the insular possession of the Philippines, whether Roosevelt will run for president again, and the natural beauty of the desert.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02-01
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
10
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 Emily Tyler Carow to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 1, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55446. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Carow, Emily Tyler, 1865-1939. Letter from Emily Tyler Carow to Theodore Roosevelt. [1 Feb. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55446.
APA:
Carow, Emily Tyler, 1865-1939., [1907, February 1]. Letter from Emily Tyler Carow to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55446.
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. January 15, 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.
