Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cornelius Newton Bliss
Subject(s): Alaska, American newspapers, Research, Steffens, Lincoln, 1866-1936, Yukon Territory
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Interior Bliss to send reports, maps, and books on Alaska and the Yukon gold fields to Lincoln Steffens of the New York Evening Post. If there is any cost for the requested materials, Roosevelt asks that the bill be sent to Steffens.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-08-04
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Bliss, Cornelius Newton, 1833-1911
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
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 Cornelius Newton Bliss. [August 4, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159327. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cornelius Newton Bliss. [4 Aug. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159327.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, August 4]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cornelius Newton Bliss.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o159327.
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. January 16, 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.
