Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to James Keeley

Subject(s): Authors and publishers, Journalism--Authorship

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs James Keeley of the Chicago Tribune that, as Roosevelt is now contributing editor to The Outlook, all of his articles appear in that publication. If he were to make an exception, he would receive a multitude of requests from other magazines and offend those he had already refused. It is not possible for him to make an exception.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-13

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Recipient

Keeley, James, 1867-1934

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 Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to James Keeley. [July 13, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o218861. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to James Keeley. [13 Jul. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o218861.

APA:

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt., [1911, July 13]. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to James Keeley.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o218861.

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.