Letter from Carolyn Wells to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Friendship, Letters, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Welch, William Henry, 1850-1934

Carolyn Wells encloses to Theodore Roosevelt a letter she received from Edith Holt Bloodgood asking her to reach out to Roosevelt or Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt on her behalf. Wells praises Bloodgood’s philanthropy, but leaves Roosevelt to decide his opinion on the enclosed letter and its requests himself.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-16

Creator(s)

Wells, Carolyn, 1862-1942

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Period

(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate

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 Carolyn Wells to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 16, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71348. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Wells, Carolyn, 1862-1942. Letter from Carolyn Wells to Theodore Roosevelt. [16 Oct. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71348.

APA:

Wells, Carolyn, 1862-1942., [1911, October 16]. Letter from Carolyn Wells to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71348.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.