Theodore Roosevelt portrait photograph and letter to Lieutenant Kathryn C. Ditmars, 1917-1918

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Summary

Abstract:

This collection comprises one typed letter, signed, from Theodore Roosevelt to Lieutenant Kathryn C. Ditmars and a 4" x 6" mounted portrait photograph of Roosevelt. On verso of photograph, in manuscript: "Theodore Roosevelt. September 1918" and in a different hand, "This photo was presented to Judge Wm. G. Van Hare [when] he was appointed judge of the International Court at Alexandria, Egypt, and this day presented to Kay Wolford by Aaron Du Bois." The letter expresses Roosevelt's regret that he cannot provide an answer to a question posed by Ditmar, or be of help in an unstated matter.

Extent:

0.2 Linear Feet (1 oversize folder)

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

Theodore Roosevelt portrait photograph and letter to Lieutenant Kathryn C. Ditmars . MS-S07. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.

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Background

Scope and content:: This collection comprises one typed letter, signed, from Theodore Roosevelt to Lieutenant Kathryn C. Ditmars and a 4" x 6" mounted portrait photograph of Roosevelt. On verso of photograph, in manuscript: "Theodore Roosevelt. September 1918" and in a different hand, "This photo was presented to Judge Wm. G. Van Hare [when] he was appointed judge of the International Court at Alexandria, Egypt, and this day presented to Kay Wolford by Aaron Du Bois." The letter expresses Roosevelt's regret that he cannot provide an answer to a question posed by Ditmar, or be of help in an unstated matter.
Biographical / historical:: Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States. He was born in New York City in 1858 and died in 1919 at Sagamore Hill.
Acquisition information:: Gift of Kay Wolford, 1965.
Processing information:: Processed by Andre Ambrus and description written by Ryan Hildebrand, 2005.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Letters -- 20th century.
Portraits -- 20th century.
Names:: Wolford, Kay
Roosevelt, Theodore -- Correspondence
Van Hare, William G.
Ditmars, Kathryn C. -- Correspondence

Access and use

Restrictions:: Collection open for research.
Terms of access:: Property rights reside with the University of California. These materials are in the public domain. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.