Letter from Edgar Alexander Mearns to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939, Mearns, Ella Wittich, 1855-1943, Whistler, Joseph N. G., Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927

Edgar Alexander Mearns praises the people of South Carolina. Mearns is also grateful for the interest that Theodore Roosevelt showed in Colonel Whister’s promotion. Edmund Heller would be “tremendously pleased” to have Roosevelt write about large African mammals.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-09

Creator(s)

Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Publication Date

2017-08-17

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Papers

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 Edgar Alexander Mearns to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 9, 1911?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68497. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916. Letter from Edgar Alexander Mearns to Theodore Roosevelt. [9 Jun. 1911?]. Multi-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/o68497.

APA:

Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916.: , [1911, June 9?]. Letter from Edgar Alexander Mearns to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68497.

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.