Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Flavel Sweeten Luther
Subject(s): Coles, Russell J., 1865-1928, Degrees, Academic, Trinity College (Hartford, Conn.)
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Theodore Roosevelt responds to an invitation from Trinity College President Flavel Sweeten Luther to receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Science. Roosevelt says he usually does not accept such invitations, but he agrees to accept this one, as long as his friend Russell J. Coles is awarded an honorary degree at the same time.
Collection
Creation Date
1917-11-14
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Luther, Flavel Sweeten, 1850-1928
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Watkinson Library and College Archives, Trinity College (Hartford, CT)
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
This image is presented through a cooperative effort between Watkinson Library and College Archives, Trinity College (Hartford, CT) and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Flavel Sweeten Luther. [November 14, 1917]. America.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299470. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Flavel Sweeten Luther. [14 Nov. 1917]. Image.
America. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 19, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299470.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1917, November 14]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Flavel Sweeten Luther.
America. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299470.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
America. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/america. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
America. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 19, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/america.
APA:
America. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/america.
