Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Reuterdahl
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Civilian employees, Marine engineers, Naval education, United States. Navy
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Theodore Roosevelt writes Henry Reuterdahl to protest against the establishment of a civilian engineer corps in the Navy. It will inject a political element into the service and “revive all the bickerings of the days of the old engineer corps and the lamentable conditions resultant therefrom.”
Collection
Creation Date
1916-05-27
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
3
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 Henry Reuterdahl. [May 27, 1916]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283418. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Reuterdahl. [27 May. 1916]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283418.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1916, May 27]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Reuterdahl.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283418.
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. January 15, 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.
