Letter from Samuel McChord Crothers to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Books and reading, Crothers, Gordon, 1902-1979, Presidents--Autographs
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Samuel McChord Crothers sends President Roosevelt a copy of The Strenuous Life and asks for an autograph. Crothers plans to give the book to his son when he turns fifteen years old in the hopes that it “may do for him what it has for other young Americans.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02-23
Creator(s)
Crothers, Samuel McChord, 1857-1927
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 Samuel McChord Crothers to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 23, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55566. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Crothers, Samuel McChord, 1857-1927. Letter from Samuel McChord Crothers to Theodore Roosevelt. [23 Feb. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55566.
APA:
Crothers, Samuel McChord, 1857-1927., [1907, February 23]. Letter from Samuel McChord Crothers to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55566.
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 27, 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.
