Letter from Herbert Bury to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Political cartoons, William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941

Bishop Herbert Bury thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the kind inscription on the portrait, and shares how glad he was to meet him. Bury counts Roosevelt among his “high flyers” and asks him whether he has seen the political cartoon of Kaiser Wilhelm II as an eagle returning to his cage.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-15

Creator(s)

Bury, Herbert, 1853-1933

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

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 Herbert Bury to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 15, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64766. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Bury, Herbert, 1853-1933. Letter from Herbert Bury to Theodore Roosevelt. [15 Feb. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64766.

APA:

Bury, Herbert, 1853-1933., [1911, February 15]. Letter from Herbert Bury to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64766.

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.