Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Stephen V. R. Crosby
Subject(s): Camp, Walter, 1859-1925, Citizenship--Moral and ethical aspects, Elections, Football, Frothingham, Louis Adams, 1871-1928, Harvard University
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President Roosevelt agrees with Stephen V. R. Crosby’s statement about the football game, especially with what he says about the rules. He does not want the sport to be stopped at Harvard and believes that Louis Adams Frothingham is “just the type of man” who should be promoted in American public life.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-25
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Crosby, Stephen V. R. (Stephen Van Rensselaer), 1868-1959
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 Stephen V. R. Crosby. [November 25, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193238. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Stephen V. R. Crosby. [25 Nov. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 31, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193238.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, November 25]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Stephen V. R. Crosby.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193238.
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. July 31, 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.
