Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Endicott Peabody
Subject(s): Football, Groton School, Harvard University, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Princeton University, Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962, Roosevelt, Elliott, 1860-1894, Roosevelt, Hall, 1891-1941, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Scheduling, St. Mark's School, Travel--Planning, Weddings, Yale University
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President Roosevelt is anxious to have Kermit Roosevelt and Hall Roosevelt attend Alice Roosevelt’s wedding and suggests to Endicott Peabody, the rector of Groton School, that they take the Thursday evening train and return on Monday. Roosevelt feels Harvard University is mistaken about abolishing football outright and that clean sport can be secured if the president would interfere instead of waiting for the committees to act. He compares the collegiate football situation to Groton School and St. Mark’s School.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-23
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Endicott Peabody. [January 23, 1906]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194144. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Endicott Peabody. [23 Jan. 1906]. 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/o194144.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1906, January 23]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Endicott Peabody. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194144.
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.
