Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Campbell Greenway
Subject(s): Applications for positions--Evaluation, Arkansas, Employment references, Greenway, Gilbert Christian, 1841-1912
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President Roosevelt is looking for people in Arkansas who will tell him “without partisan prejudices whether a candidate is a good one, whether there is a better man to be found, and which of any given number of supplicants is the best,” and asks John Campbell Greenway to forward this letter to his father, Gilbert Christian Greenway, in the hope that he will be able to provide such assistance.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-10-09
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 John Campbell Greenway. [October 9, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o180173. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Campbell Greenway. [9 Oct. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o180173.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1901, October 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Campbell Greenway.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o180173.
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.
