Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edgar S. Wilson

Subject(s): Mississippi, Newspapers, Press and politics

President Roosevelt expresses limited support for Wilson’s suggestion that a weekly newspaper in Mississippi would be the best educational instrument for the upbuilding of that state. Roosevelt does not believe that such a paper could benefit him as Mississippi will be against him anyhow.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Wilson, Edgar S., 1858-1935

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

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 Theodore Roosevelt to Edgar S. Wilson. [October 29, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186326. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edgar S. Wilson. [29 Oct. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186326.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, October 29]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edgar S. Wilson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186326.

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. March 13, 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.