Letter from William H. Taft to William O. Trenor
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers, Armed Forces--Reserves, College students--Rating of, Employment references
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William H. Taft provides a letter of reference for William O. Trenor for a commission as Major of Cavalry in the Officer’s Reserve Corps. Taft knew Trenor as a graduate student at Yale.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1917-01-14
Creator(s)
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
Recipient
Trenor, William O. (William Oren), 1879-1953
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between Sagamore Hill National Historic Site – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William H. Taft to William O. Trenor. [January 14, 1917]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279423. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. Letter from William H. Taft to William O. Trenor. [14 Jan. 1917]. Image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279423.
APA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930., [1917, January 14]. Letter from William H. Taft to William O. Trenor.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279423.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.
APA:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.
