Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cyrus Northrop
Subject(s): Administrative agencies--Officials and employees, Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909, Howard, O. O. (Oliver Otis), 1830-1909, Ryan, Thomas, 1837-1914, United States. Department of the Interior, United States. Dept. of the Interior
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President Roosevelt tells Cyrus Northrop, president of the University of Minnesota, that while he thinks highly of General O. O. Howard, Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock believes the current assistant secretary of the interior, Thomas Ryan, is one of the best men in the service.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
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 Cyrus Northrop. [March 2, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191239. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cyrus Northrop. [2 Mar. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191239.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, March 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cyrus Northrop.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191239.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
