Letter from James Hulme Canfield to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Loeb, William, 1866-1937, Nicknames

James Hulme Canfield sends his sincere congratulations to President Roosevelt for “the most active and efficient year which any President has ever spent in Washington.” Canfield jokingly transfers his nickname “Pudding Stick” to Roosevelt, in light of Roosevelt’s “stirring up” the country.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-24

Creator(s)

Canfield, James Hulme, 1847-1909

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

Typed

Record Type

Multi-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 James Hulme Canfield to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 24, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58919. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Canfield, James Hulme, 1847-1909. Letter from James Hulme Canfield to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 Jul. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58919.

APA:

Canfield, James Hulme, 1847-1909., [1908, July 24]. Letter from James Hulme Canfield to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58919.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.