Letter from Margaret E. Cravath to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Book reviewing, Gilfillan, J. A. (Joseph Alexander), 1838-1913, Ojibwa Indians, Whipple, Henry Benjamin, 1822-1901

Margaret E. Cravath wants to send Theodore Roosevelt Gilfian’s book on the Ojibwa Indians, which she regards as “the best and most natural of any book of Indian life.” She wants his honest opinion of whether it merits a place in libraries nationwide.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-24

Creator(s)

Cravath, Margaret E. (Margaret Ella), 1842-1914

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

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 Margaret E. Cravath to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 24, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63800. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Cravath, Margaret E. (Margaret Ella), 1842-1914. Letter from Margaret E. Cravath to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 Jan. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 24, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63800.

APA:

Cravath, Margaret E. (Margaret Ella), 1842-1914., [1911, January 24]. Letter from Margaret E. Cravath to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63800.

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 24, 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.