Letter from Curtis Guild to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Draper, Eben S. (Eben Sumner), 1858-1914, Falls (Accidents), Massachusetts, U.S. states--Politics and government
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Governor Guild is pleased to hear that President Roosevelt was not seriously injured in his accident. Guild also writes positively about Eben S. Draper’s performance as Acting Governor of Massachusetts. In a handwritten postscript, Guild notes that a dispatch he read about Roosevelt’s upcoming trip to Africa is the first time he has heard that “seeing the elephant” is the way to “health and happiness.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-06-05
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
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 Curtis Guild to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 5, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58679. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Guild, Curtis, 1860-1915. Letter from Curtis Guild to Theodore Roosevelt. [5 Jun. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58679.
APA:
Guild, Curtis, 1860-1915., [1908, June 5]. Letter from Curtis Guild to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58679.
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. July 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.
