President Roosevelt of Harvard: conferring the degree of Doctor of Laws on Alkali Ike
Subject(s): Buckaroos, Cowboys, Harvard University
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Theodore Roosevelt is pictured as the President of Harvard University, wearing a cap and gown but also spurs, conferring a degree of doctor of laws upon a man with a very large mustache dressed in full cowboy gear. There is a bear skin on the floor of the stage. Another cowboy in the background is shooting both his guns in celebration.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-04-19
Creator(s)
Stewart, Donald Farquharson, 1880-1945
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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:
President Roosevelt of Harvard: conferring the degree of Doctor of Laws on Alkali Ike. [April 19, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281830. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Stewart, Donald Farquharson, 1880-1945. President Roosevelt of Harvard: conferring the degree of Doctor of Laws on Alkali Ike. [19 Apr. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281830.
APA:
Stewart, Donald Farquharson, 1880-1945., [1903, April 19]. President Roosevelt of Harvard: conferring the degree of Doctor of Laws on Alkali Ike.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281830.
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 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.
