Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Acting Secretary of Smithsonian Institution

Subject(s): Letters, Time management

Theodore Roosevelt asks the Acting Secretary of the Smithsonian for information on an issue as soon as possible. His son may be starting up in September and he wants to know what the terms are.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Acting Secretary of Smithsonian Institution

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 Acting Secretary of Smithsonian Institution. [August 21, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219356. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Acting Secretary of Smithsonian Institution. [21 Aug. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219356.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, August 21]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Acting Secretary of Smithsonian Institution.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219356.

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 13, 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.