Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William T. Hornaday
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers, Character, Military training camps, New York (State)--Plattsburgh
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Theodore Roosevelt thanks William T. Hornaday for what he wrote about the “idiotic red tape business” of regular officers turning away young people under circumstances of humiliation. Jack Coolidge was one of the people unjustly turned away from camp.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1917-06-12
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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 William T. Hornaday. [June 12, 1917]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o243605. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William T. Hornaday. [12 Jun. 1917]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o243605.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1917, June 12]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William T. Hornaday.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o243605.
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. January 12, 2026. 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.
