Theodore Roosevelt letter to George Himes

Collection

Identifier: Coll 301

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Theodore Roosevelt letter to George Himes

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Scope and Contents

Typed note, signed, from Theodore Roosevelt when he was governor of New York, to George H. Himes, assistant secretary of the Oregon Historical Society, complimenting Himes and the society on their work. This letter was a response to Himes's letter of February 13, 1900, a transcript of which is included.

Dates

Creation: 1900 February 21

Creator

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Existence and Location of Copies

Letter is viewable online in OHS Digital Collections.

Related Materials

A copy of Himes's letter to Roosevelt can be found in the George Himes letterpress copybooks, Oregon Historical Society Institutional Archives.

Processing Information

The letter was previously located in the general correspondence of the Oregon Historical Society, which is part of the society's institutional archives. In approximately 2012, the the letter was assigned a manuscript collection number and housed with the manuscript collections at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library; it remains part of the society's institutional archives.