Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lindley M. Garrison

Subject(s): Archives--Access control, Historians, Massachusetts--Boston, Thayer, William Roscoe, 1859-1923, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

An item will be presented to Secretary of War Garrison by William Roscoe Thayer, a historian from Boston. Theodore Roosevelt considers Thayer a personal friend despite the fact that Thayer voted for President Wilson. Roosevelt asks Garrison if he can score access for Thayer to the archives he desires to inspect.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-01-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Garrison, Lindley M. (Lindley Miller), 1864-1932

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Lindley M. Garrison. [January 16, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211413. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lindley M. Garrison. [16 Jan. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211413.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, January 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lindley M. Garrison.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211413.

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. December 12, 2025. 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.