Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Rainey Harper
Subject(s): American Civil War (1861-1865), American Revolution (1775-1783), Education, Higher--Research, Friendship, German Americans, Germans--Education, Germany, United States
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President Roosevelt greets the German scholars visiting the University of Chicago and acknowledges the United States’ debt to German immigrants who fought in the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. Roosevelt praises “German ideals and German science” for their influence on methods of research and investigation in American universities and is gratified to see the strong friendship between German and American scholars.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-18
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Harper, William Rainey, 1856-1906
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 William Rainey Harper. [March 18, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187718. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Rainey Harper. [18 Mar. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187718.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, March 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Rainey Harper.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187718.
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.
