Letter from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Cowles, William Sheffield, 1898-1986, Elections, Entertaining, Grandchildren, Hospitality, McMillan, Grace Green Roosevelt, 1911-1994, Politicians, Robinson, Theodore Douglas, 1883-1934, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Eleanor Butler, 1889-1960, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Wolryche-Whitmore, Harriet Douglas Robinson, 1857-1922, Wolryche-Whitmore, Henry Bazeley, 1856-1928
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Anna Roosevelt Cowles congratulates her brother, Theodore Roosevelt, on the recent birth of a grandchild, and hopes that the news from Roosevelt’s son, Ted Roosevelt and Eleanor Butler Roosevelt, is still good. She appreciated getting Roosevelt’s recent letter, and tells him of the efforts of their joint nephew, Theodore Douglas Robinson, to get into politics. Cowles hopes to be able to visit Roosevelt sometime before winter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-08-20
Creator(s)
Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
8
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 20, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70004. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931. Letter from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Aug. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70004.
APA:
Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931., [1911, August 20]. Letter from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70004.
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 23, 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.
