Letter from Kenneth Grahame to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Autographs, Books and reading, Etiquette
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Kenneth Grahame was honored to inscribe two of his books for Theodore Roosevelt’s family. He has just sent them off and apologizes for the delay. He hopes see Roosevelt when he is in London in 1910.
Comments and Context
Theodore Roosevelt and his children all loved Grahame’s book The Wind in the Willows.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-05-12
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
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 Kenneth Grahame to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 12, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60531. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Grahame, Kenneth, 1859-1932. Letter from Kenneth Grahame to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 May. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60531.
APA:
Grahame, Kenneth, 1859-1932., [1909, May 12]. Letter from Kenneth Grahame to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60531.
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.
