Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Freemont Lawson

Subject(s): Arctic Ocean--North Pole, Discoveries in geography, Entertaining, Luncheons, Scheduling, Wellman, Walter, 1858-1934

President Roosevelt invites Victor Freemont Lawson to lunch with him, as the president would like to discuss several items with Lawson, including Walter Wellman’s plan to reach the North Pole.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Lawson, Victor Freemont, 1850-1925

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Victor Freemont Lawson. [December 9, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190341. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Freemont Lawson. [9 Dec. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190341.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, December 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Freemont Lawson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190341.

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.