Letter from Sidney W. Faxon to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Burrows, Julius C. (Julius Caesar), 1837-1915, Gelston, Henry W. (Henry Wisewell), 1849-1931

Sidney W. Faxon encloses a clipping from the Daily Morning Gazette from Kalamazoo, Michigan. Dr. Henry W. Gelston is the minister of the First Presbyterian Church there, and Faxon believes he is Roosevelt’s “kind of a man.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-08

Creator(s)

Faxon, Sidney W. (Sidney Warren), 1839-1919

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Publication Date

2023-07-27

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Papers

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

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 Sidney W. Faxon to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 8, 1911?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64501. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Faxon, Sidney W. (Sidney Warren), 1839-1919. Letter from Sidney W. Faxon to Theodore Roosevelt. [8 Feb. 1911?]. 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/o64501.

APA:

Faxon, Sidney W. (Sidney Warren), 1839-1919.: , [1911, February 8?]. Letter from Sidney W. Faxon to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64501.

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.