Letter from Richard Watson Gilder to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Cleveland, Frances Folsom, 1864-1947, Editorials, Gilder, Helena de Kay, -1916, History, Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937, Presidents--Evaluation
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Richard Watson Gilder, editor of Scribner’s Monthly, informs President Roosevelt about his struggle to highlight the latter’s presidency in one editorial. Gilder shares the closing paragraphs of the resulting work, a joint effort between himself and Robert Underwood Johnson, editor of The Century Magazine. He remarks that history will give credit to Roosevelt’s many accomplishments during his presidency.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-17
Creator(s)
Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Richard Watson Gilder to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 17, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60294. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909. Letter from Richard Watson Gilder to Theodore Roosevelt. [17 Feb. 1909]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60294.
APA:
Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909., [1909, February 17]. Letter from Richard Watson Gilder to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60294.
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 11, 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.
