Letter from Walter Hurt to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Matthews, James Newton, 1852-1910, Poetry

Walter Hurt tells Theodore Roosevelt that he realized that while he previously mentioned a poem “personal to [Roosevelt]” that is to be included in a published book of poems by the late James Newton Matthews, he forgot to enclose the poem. He now sends it to Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-11

Creator(s)

Hurt, Walter, 1870-

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

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 Walter Hurt to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 11, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65675. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Hurt, Walter, 1870-. Letter from Walter Hurt to Theodore Roosevelt. [11 Mar. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65675.

APA:

Hurt, Walter, 1870-., [1911, March 11]. Letter from Walter Hurt to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65675.

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. January 16, 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.