Letter from Edward William Bok to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Periodicals, Presidents--Public opinion
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Edward William Bok encloses an article about President Roosevelt’s kindness to a young boy, which will appear in the Ladies’ Home Journal. Bok hopes that the article does not violate any “ethics of the occasion,” but he feels that the incident was so characteristic of Roosevelt that he could not resist publishing it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-10-10
Creator(s)
Bok, Edward William, 1863-1930
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
Record Type
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 Edward William Bok to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 10, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59262. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bok, Edward William, 1863-1930. Letter from Edward William Bok to Theodore Roosevelt. [10 Oct. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59262.
APA:
Bok, Edward William, 1863-1930., [1908, October 10]. Letter from Edward William Bok to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59262.
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 27, 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.
