Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lincoln Steffens
Subject(s): Letters, Natural resources--Conservation and restoration, Speeches, addresses, etc.
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President Roosevelt tells journalist Lincoln Steffens says he does not know how to use the material of Steffens’s letter of the 27th as the right opportunity has not come. Roosevelt tried to get some of the material into his message about conservation of natural resources and his Lincoln Day address. He wishes Steffens would make the address himself.
Collection
Creation Date
1909-01-28
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Lincoln Steffens. [January 28, 1909]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283432. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lincoln Steffens. [28 Jan. 1909]. Image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283432.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, January 28]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lincoln Steffens.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283432.
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.
