Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Jackson Turner
Subject(s): Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
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Police Commissioner Roosevelt believes that Professor Frederick Jackson Turner was correct about the inadvisability of the tone Roosevelt used when writing about Thomas Jefferson. Roosevelt compliments Turner’s article in The Atlantic Monthly and discusses the West. He asks Turner to let him know in advance when he plans to visit New York so that they can have lunch.
Collection
Creation Date
1896-12-15
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Turner, Frederick Jackson, 1861-1932
Publication Date
2012-06-07
Language
English
Period
NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)
Original Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Collection
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 Frederick Jackson Turner. [December 15, 1896?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282389. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Jackson Turner. [15 Dec. 1896?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282389.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1896, December 15?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Jackson Turner. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282389.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
