Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Calvin Cobb
Subject(s): Ailshie, James F. (James Franklin), 1868-1947, Alcoholism, Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940, Gooding, Frank Robert, 1859-1928, Heyburn, Weldon Brinton, 1852-1912, Idaho. Legislature, Judges--Selection and appointment--U.S. states, Western Federation of Miners
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President Roosevelt summarizes a variety of opinions about judicial appointee candidates in Idaho, and urgently asks Calvin Cobb for his opinion of them.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02-18
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
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 Calvin Cobb. [February 18, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198630. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Calvin Cobb. [18 Feb. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198630.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, February 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Calvin Cobb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198630.
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. February 6, 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.