Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to William I. Vanderhoef

Subject(s): Apologies, Manuscripts, Reading, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary says with apologies that Roosevelt does not read manuscripts as he could not possibly fulfill all of the requests he receives.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-07

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Recipient

Vanderhoef, William I. (William Irwin), 1889-1926

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 William I. Vanderhoef. [June 7, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o228268. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to William I. Vanderhoef. [7 Jun. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o228268.

APA:

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt., [1912, June 7]. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to William I. Vanderhoef.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o228268.

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. February 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.