Letter from Brander Matthews to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Columbia University, Dinners and dining, Editorials, Giddings, Franklin Henry, 1855-1931, Harland, Ada, 1847-, Presidents--Public opinion, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
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Brander Matthews accepts President Roosevelt’s invitation to dine at the White House. He encloses an editorial written by fellow Columbia University professor Franklin Henry Giddings, and believes it would be useful for Roosevelt to see how men of Giddings’s station view him. Matthews hopes the kind words in the editorial will make Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt happy.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-26
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
4
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 Brander Matthews to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 26, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57120. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929. Letter from Brander Matthews to Theodore Roosevelt. [26 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/o57120.
APA:
Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929., [1907, September 26]. Letter from Brander Matthews to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57120.
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.
