Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Eliot Norton

Subject(s): Harvard College (1780- ), Speeches, addresses, etc., United States. Congress

Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt informs Harvard professor Charles Eliot Norton he is unable to accept the invitation to speak, due to not being able to leave Washington. He has had to turn down other invitations until he finds out what Congress is going to do.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1894-01-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908

Language

English

Period

Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

4

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-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 Charles Eliot Norton. [January 28, 1894]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283250. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Eliot Norton. [28 Jan. 1894]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283250.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1894, January 28]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Eliot Norton.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283250.

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. February 26, 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.