Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Le Baron Russell Briggs

Subject(s): Harvard University. Board of Overseers, Meetings, New York (State)

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Harvard Dean of Men Le Baron Russell Briggs to say that he can not attend the overseers’ meeting. He asks Briggs to let him know if he is visiting New York, as Roosevelt and his wife would like to meet Briggs at Oyster Bay.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Briggs, Le Baron Russell, 1855-1934

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

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 Le Baron Russell Briggs. [May 23, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o217851. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Le Baron Russell Briggs. [23 May. 1911]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 26, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o217851.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1911, May 23]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Le Baron Russell Briggs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o217851.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 26, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.