Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hugo Munsterberg
Subject(s): China--Jiaozhou, German Americans--Political activity, Leaks (Disclosure of information), Mach, Edmund von, 1870-1927, McCombs, William F. (William Frank), 1876-1921, Press and politics, War and civilization, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt has been told that President Wilson and William F. McCombs contacted Hugo Munsterberg regarding the hostility of German Americans towards the Wilson administration. The information came to Roosevelt from an outside source and he assures Munsterberg that he did not leak the information about Wilson’s communication. Roosevelt would like Edmund von Mach to know that he appreciated von Mach’s account of the significance of Kiao Chou (Jiaozhou) and he finds the threat to the “extension of civilization” to be a dreadful part of the war.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-12-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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 Hugo Munsterberg. [December 2, 1914]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210840. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hugo Munsterberg. [2 Dec. 1914]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210840.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1914, December 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hugo Munsterberg.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210840.
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.
