Letter from Mary Channing Wister to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Brown, Elmer Ellsworth, 1861-1934, Elementary schools, Fever, Wister, Owen, 1860-1938
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Mary Channing Wister updates President Roosevelt on her husband Owen Wister’s health as he has been slowly recovering from an unknown fever. Wister also thanks Roosevelt for forwarding her suggestions to Commissioner of Education Elmer Ellsworth Brown. Wister updates Roosevelt on issues regarding education.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-03-02
Creator(s)
Wister, Mary Channing, 1869-1913
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
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Mary Channing Wister to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 2, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60409. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wister, Mary Channing, 1869-1913. Letter from Mary Channing Wister to Theodore Roosevelt. [2 Mar. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60409.
APA:
Wister, Mary Channing, 1869-1913., [1909, March 2]. Letter from Mary Channing Wister to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60409.
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. March 12, 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.
