Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Eliot Norton

Subject(s): Dual nationality, Goethals, George W. (George Washington), 1858-1928, Presidents, Thank-you notes

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Eliot Norton for his congratulations on the Syracuse outcome. He also discusses the issue of dual nationality and eligibility for the United States Presidency and mentions Colonel George W. Goethals as an example.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1915-05-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Norton, Eliot, 1863-1932

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Eliot Norton. [May 29, 1915]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282864. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Eliot Norton. [29 May. 1915]. Image.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282864.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, May 29]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Eliot Norton.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282864.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.

APA:

Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.