Letter from Sarah Martyn Weight to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Birthdays, Titles of poems

Sarah Martyn Weight sends Theodore Roosevelt a poem entitled “An Ode to America.” Weight recently celebrated her eight-first birthday. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-19

Creator(s)

Weight, Sarah Martyn

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 Sarah Martyn Weight to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 19, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68739. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Weight, Sarah Martyn. Letter from Sarah Martyn Weight to Theodore Roosevelt. [19 Jun. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. June 4, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68739.

APA:

Weight, Sarah Martyn., [1911, June 19]. Letter from Sarah Martyn Weight to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68739.

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. June 4, 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.