Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Grant Smith
Subject(s): Letters
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Theodore Roosevelt thanks Victor Grant Smith for his letter, but informs him that the matter is no longer an option, as Roosevelt will not be allowed to go. Smith notes at the bottom of the letter that this was in reply to an offer he made to go to Europe as a sharpshooter during World War I.
Collection
Creation Date
1917-09-15
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Smith, Victor Grant, 1850-1925
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Grant Smith. [September 15, 1917]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280530. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Grant Smith. [15 Sep. 1917]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280530.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1917, September 15]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Grant Smith.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280530.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
