Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Shaw Oliver
Subject(s): Administrative agencies--Administration, Administrative agencies--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Administrative agencies--Personnel management, Alaskan Boundary Tribunal, Cabinet officers, Federal government--Officials and employees, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Sanger, Wm. Cary (William Cary), 1853-1921, United States. War Department, United States. War Dept.
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The War Department would like General Oliver, the incoming Assistant Secretary of War, to familiarize himself with the work of the department before Secretary of War Elihu Root travels to Europe as a member of the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal. President Roosevelt asks Oliver when he can start.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07-09
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Oliver, Robert Shaw, 1847-1935
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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 Robert Shaw Oliver. [July 9, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185322. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Shaw Oliver. [9 Jul. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185322.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, July 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Shaw Oliver.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185322.
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 6, 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.
