Letter from Robert Boyd to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Burns, Robert, 1759-1796, Clubs, Letters

President Roosevelt has been named an honorary member of the Irvine Burns Club. The club has several manuscripts from Robert Burns. Club president Robert Boyd asks Roosevelt for an acknowledgment of this honor, preferably in the form of a letter entirely in Roosevelt’s own handwriting.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-31

Creator(s)

Boyd, Robert

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

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Robert Boyd to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 31, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58039. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Boyd, Robert. Letter from Robert Boyd to Theodore Roosevelt. [31 Jan. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58039.

APA:

Boyd, Robert., [1908, January 31]. Letter from Robert Boyd to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58039.

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 23, 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.