Letter from Leonard Eckstein Opdycke to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Appendicitis, Diphtheria, Opdycke, Edith Bell, 1857-1946, Opdycke, Leonard, 1895-1977, Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981, Pencil drawing, Presidents--Public opinion, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Sick children
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Leonard Eckstein Opdycke forwards President Roosevelt an article that is generally favorably towards Roosevelt as well as the response Opdycke has written regarding some of the policy recommendation made in the article with which he disagrees. Opdycke’s son and daughter have both been ill, but are making recoveries. Opdycke is especially happy to see his son Leonard getting along well with Roosevelt’s son Archibald B. Roosevelt and has also enclosed a pencil drawing made by both boys.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-11-22
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
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 Leonard Eckstein Opdycke to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 22, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57606. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Opdycke, Leonard Eckstein, 1858-1914. Letter from Leonard Eckstein Opdycke to Theodore Roosevelt. [22 Nov. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57606.
APA:
Opdycke, Leonard Eckstein, 1858-1914., [1907, November 22]. 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/o57606.
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 30, 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.
