Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick J. Ranlett
Subject(s): Books and reading, Education
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President Roosevelt informs Frederick J. Ranlett that he found his article on “College Rank and Studies” to be interesting and shares a few thoughts on his own education. Namely, although he had wanted to be a naturalist, his professors had thought poorly of field work, in favor of working only with a microscope, and after entering politics he found that “the ‘economic man’ of most text books simply did not exist,” and classic works such as Plato’s Republic were of next to no practical use.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-06-24
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Ranlett, Frederick J. (Frederick Jordan), 1857-1924
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 Frederick J. Ranlett. [June 24, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199642. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick J. Ranlett. [24 Jun. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199642.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, June 24]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick J. Ranlett.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199642.
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 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.
