Letter from Stephen G. Griffis to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Clergy, Kansas, Presidents--Public opinion, Presidents--Religion, Religion and politics
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President Roosevelt’s letter to “Jackson of Chicago” ignited eighty-year-old Stephen G. Griffis’s youthful ire. People in Kansas are shouting in praise like at old Methodist camp meetings, glorifying that the president is oriented toward God and righteousness and indifferent to criticisms.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-04-25
Creator(s)
Griffis, Stephen G., 1828-1908
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
2
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 Stephen G. Griffis to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 25, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55956. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Griffis, Stephen G., 1828-1908. Letter from Stephen G. Griffis to Theodore Roosevelt. [25 Apr. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55956.
APA:
Griffis, Stephen G., 1828-1908., [1907, April 25]. Letter from Stephen G. Griffis to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55956.
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.
