Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Coolidge Lane

Subject(s): Apologies, Memorial Day addresses, Scheduling, Speeches, addresses, etc.

President Roosevelt apologizes to Harvard librarian William Coolidge Lane that he is not available on May 30 as he is making a speech May 31 at the Michigan Agricultural College semi-centennial celebration. At the bottom is written that Roosevelt had been asked to speak on Memorial Day in Sanders Theatre.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1906-09-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Lane, William Coolidge, 1859-1931

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

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 William Coolidge Lane. [September 20, 1906]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283398. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Coolidge Lane. [20 Sep. 1906]. Image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283398.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, September 20]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Coolidge Lane.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283398.

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. March 12, 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.