Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Lee Higginson
Subject(s): Calumet and Hecla Mining Company, Etiquette, Letters, United States Steel Corporation
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President Roosevelt cannot accept the Tavern Club’s invitation, and asks Henry Lee Higginson to tell the people who invited him that he appreciates the courtesy. Roosevelt agrees with what Higginson says about the United States Steel Corporation and the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company, and is immensely interested in what Higginson told him about Agassiz’s action the previous year. Roosevelt thinks that if he writes a letter like Higginson suggested, he will be attacked for trying to give too much advice.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-11-20
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Higginson, Henry Lee, 1834-1919
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 Henry Lee Higginson. [November 20, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205302. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Lee Higginson. [20 Nov. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205302.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, November 20]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Lee Higginson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205302.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
