Letter from Marie Corelli to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Harvard, John, 1607-1638, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Marie Corelli has led an effort to rescue and restore the childhood home of John Harvard’s mother Katherine in Stratford-on-Avon, the town of William Shakespeare. The house has been gifted to Harvard University and will be officially opened in October by American Ambassador Whitelaw Reid. She invites Theodore Roosevelt to also attend the ceremony.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-09-01

Creator(s)

Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Publication Date

2023-03-02

Language

English

Period

African Safari (March 1909-1910)

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Papers

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 Marie Corelli to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 1, 1909?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60614. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924. Letter from Marie Corelli to Theodore Roosevelt. [1 Sep. 1909?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60614.

APA:

Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924.: , [1909, September 1?]. Letter from Marie Corelli to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60614.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.