Governor Roosevelt invites Frederick William Holls to breakfast at the house of his brother-in-law, Douglas Robinson, where they will meet with Senator Thomas Collier Platt to discuss “various measures affecting the policy of the party in the coming legislature.” Roosevelt believes that “the ideas of some of our friends need straightening out as to the work of your commission,” referring to the Education Commission.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1899-12-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Holls, Frederick William, 1857-1903

Language

English

Period

Governor of New York (October 1898-1900)

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 Frederick William Holls. [December 11, 1899]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282879. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls. [11 Dec. 1899]. 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/o282879.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1899, December 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282879.

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.