Letter from Corinne Roosevelt Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Birthdays, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Checks, Friendship, Grace, Patrick H., 1860-1926, Sick

Corinne Roosevelt Robinson sends President Roosevelt birthday wishes, a “little check” and “big love.” She tells her brother that she is always proud of him, and that she becomes particularly sentimental around his birthday, when childhood memories come back. She was very proud of his letter to Patrick H. Grace of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Robinson has been sick since last Wednesday, but she is feeling better now.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-26

Creator(s)

Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933

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

4

Production Method

Handwritten

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 Corinne Roosevelt Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 26, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59347. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933. Letter from Corinne Roosevelt Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt. [26 Oct. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59347.

APA:

Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933., [1908, October 26]. Letter from Corinne Roosevelt Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59347.

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.