Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Books and reading, Etiquette, Kropotkina, Sofia Grigorievna, 1856-1941, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Visas
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Owen Wister thanks President Roosevelt for obtaining the definitive answer that Princess Sofia Grigorievna Kropotkina would not be allowed entry into the United States. The point of the inquiry was not to determine whether it was desirable for her to come, but rather to save her from having to cross the ocean to find she could not land. He is still waiting for the book that he wants to send, an epic poem about Abraham Lincoln.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-11-12
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
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 Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 12, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59488. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wister, Owen, 1860-1938. Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 Nov. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59488.
APA:
Wister, Owen, 1860-1938., [1908, November 12]. Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59488.
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 16, 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.
