Letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Loeb

Subject(s): Letters, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Wit and humor

Andrew Carnegie asks William Loeb to read the enclosed to President Roosevelt when he has a spare minute and needs a laugh, followed by “serious thot [sic] at intervals hereafter.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-12

Creator(s)

Carnegie, Andrew, 1845-1919

Recipient

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Language

English

Period

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

Page Count

1

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Loeb. [May 12, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299371. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Carnegie, Andrew, 1845-1919. Letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Loeb. [12 May. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299371.

APA:

Carnegie, Andrew, 1845-1919., [1908, May 12]. Letter from Andrew Carnegie to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299371.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.