Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edgar Huidekoper Wells
Subject(s): Academic achievement, Children of presidents, Harvard University, Harvard University. Porcellian Club, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944
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President Roosevelt tells Harvard Dean Edgar Huidekoper Wells that he is glad his son, Theodore Roosevelt, is off academic probation, but feels that Ted’s grades are still not anything to boast about. He promises to emphasize to Ted “that he stood on the ragged edge,” and needs to show he is in earnest through his studies and attendance at Harvard. Roosevelt wishes Wells could have been present at the meeting of the Porcellian Club at the White House after his the wedding of his daughter, Alice Longworth.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-04-12
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Wells, Edgar Huidekoper, 1875-1938
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 Edgar Huidekoper Wells. [April 12, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195187. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edgar Huidekoper Wells. [12 Apr. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195187.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, April 12]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edgar Huidekoper Wells.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195187.
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. March 13, 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.
