Letter from Erastus Brainerd to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Autobiographies, Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908
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Erastus Brainerd offers to send Theodore Roosevelt Joel Chandler Harris’ autobiographical sketch. He notes the omission of the reason for Harris’ “impersonable shyness.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1910-08-08
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
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 Erastus Brainerd to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 8, 1910]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62016. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Brainerd, Erastus, 1855-1922. Letter from Erastus Brainerd to Theodore Roosevelt. [8 Aug. 1910]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62016.
APA:
Brainerd, Erastus, 1855-1922., [1910, August 8]. Letter from Erastus Brainerd to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62016.
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 19, 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.
