Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis C. Lowell
Subject(s): China--Tibet, China--Tibet Autonomous Region, Degrees, Academic, Explorers, Olney, Richard, 1835-1917, Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914, Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), United States. Department of State, United States. Dept. of State
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt asks Judge Francis C. Lowell if outgoing Assistant Secretary of State William Woodville Rockhill can be awarded an honorary degree from Harvard University. Roosevelt considers Rockhill the best assistant secretary of state and recalls that Rockhill explored Tibet, China, for which he received a gold medal from the Royal Geographical Society.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-04-30
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Lowell, Francis C. (Francis Cabot), 1855-1911
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis C. Lowell. [April 30, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158573. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis C. Lowell. [30 Apr. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158573.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, April 30]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis C. Lowell.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158573.
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. February 27, 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.
