Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Rainey Harper
Subject(s): Diseases, Football, Harvard University, Loeb, William, 1866-1937, Meetings, Stagg, Amos Alonzo, 1862-1965, Washington (D.C.)
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President Roosevelt invites University of Chicago president William Rainey Harper to Washington to meet several men. Roosevelt will be glad to see the football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, although he clarifies that he is not “undertaking the regulation of football.” He believes that the sport should be kept, but that it needs reforms in order for that to happen.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-12-04
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Harper, William Rainey, 1856-1906
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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. [December 4, 1905]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193324. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Rainey Harper. [4 Dec. 1905]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193324.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1905, December 4]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Rainey Harper. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193324.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
