Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Macomb Flandrau

Subject(s): Education, Higher--Social aspects, Harvard College (1780- ), Lodge, George Cabot, 1873-1909, Massachusetts--Boston

Commissioner Roosevelt asks Charles Macomb Flandrau whether he has seen Roosevelt’s friend George Cabot Lodge. He would like to introduce Flandrau to a couple of people once Flandrau is settled at Harvard. Roosevelt advises Flandrau to socialize only with underclassmen during his first year at Harvard.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1891-10-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Flandrau, Charles Macomb, 1871-1938

Language

English

Period

Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)

Repository

Arizona Historical Society

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 Arizona Historical Society. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Macomb Flandrau. [October 23, 1891]. Arizona Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292373. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Macomb Flandrau. [23 Oct. 1891]. Multi-image.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292373.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1891, October 23]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Macomb Flandrau.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292373.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Arizona Historical Society. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.

APA:

Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.