Theodore Roosevelt Senior letterpress copybooks
Overview
Approximately 4500 copies of outgoing business and some personal correspondence pressed into letterbooks; each volume contains an index by correspondent.
Dates
- Creation: 1869-1878
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Collection contains partially disbound volumes with many detached sections of thin, fragile sheets. Special handling required. Follow instructions inside boxes. Turn pages slowly, and request assistance if sheets appear to be at risk of damage. Pages must be examined on flat surface.
Extent
.6 linear feet (4 volumes in 4 boxes)Contains copies of outgoing business correspondence of Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. Letters bound in 4 volumes. Partial indexes are included for each volume.
Biographical / Historical
Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., New York importer and philanthropist, was the father of American president Theodore Roosevelt.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Provenance:
Gift of Nancy Roosevelt Jackson, 1997.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
96M-46. Gift of Nancy Roosevelt Jackson; received: 1997 March 11.
Processing Information
Processed by: Adrien Hilton
Each letter in Volumes 1 and 2 has been described, while Volumes 3 and 4 only have a general description. Further description will be provided on Volumes 3 and 4 if time allows.
- Title
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1831-1878. Theodore Roosevelt Senior letterpress copybooks, 1869-1878: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- trc00053
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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