Letter from Leonard Eckstein Opdycke to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Books and reading, Friendship, Groton School, Opdycke, Edith Bell, 1857-1946, Opdycke, Leonard, 1895-1977, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Shaw, Henry Russell, 1859-1904, Skinner, Samuel W. (Samuel Wiggins), 1858-1901, Students
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Leonard Eckstein Opdycke informs President Roosevelt that he left his son, Leonard Opdycke, at Groton School and found out that Archibald B. Roosevelt was his table neighbor and classmate. Although Leonard Opdycke is good at books, he is a bit shy, and the elder Opdycke would appreciate if the president let Archie know about the fathers’ friendship.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-18
Creator(s)
Opdycke, Leonard Eckstein, 1858-1914
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 Leonard Eckstein Opdycke to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 18, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57053. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Opdycke, Leonard Eckstein, 1858-1914. Letter from Leonard Eckstein Opdycke to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 Sep. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57053.
APA:
Opdycke, Leonard Eckstein, 1858-1914., [1907, September 18]. Letter from Leonard Eckstein Opdycke to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57053.
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.
