Letter from Horace B. German to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Autographs, Book collecting, Books and reading, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
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Horace B. German asks Theodore Roosevelt to autograph the four volumes of Winning in the West recently purchased for his mother, Frances Adelicia McEwen German. She admires Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon I, and Roosevelt and has been collecting all of their books.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-12-15
Creator(s)
German, Horace B. (Horace Bright), 1881-1947
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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 Horace B. German to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 15, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o73616. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
German, Horace B. (Horace Bright), 1881-1947. Letter from Horace B. German to Theodore Roosevelt. [15 Dec. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o73616.
APA:
German, Horace B. (Horace Bright), 1881-1947., [1911, December 15]. Letter from Horace B. German to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o73616.
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.
