Letter from Olive Johnstone to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Mitchel, John Purroy, 1879-1918, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Sympathy, Thank-you notes

Olive Child Mitchel Johnstone thanks Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for their kind letter of sympathy. Johnstone relates that her husband, John Purroy Mitchel, is doing well and she is encouraged by his condition.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12

Creator(s)

Johnstone, Olive, 1887 or 1888-1942

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

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 Olive Johnstone to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 1, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o74296. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Johnstone, Olive, 1887 or 1888-1942. Letter from Olive Johnstone to Theodore Roosevelt. [1 Dec. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o74296.

APA:

Johnstone, Olive, 1887 or 1888-1942., [1911, December 1]. Letter from Olive Johnstone to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o74296.

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.