Letter from Arnold Scheneckenberger to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Low vision, Recruiting and enlistment, United States. Army

Arnold Scheneckenberger requests Vice President Roosevelt’s help to enlist in the United States Army. Scheneckenberger has been unable to enlist due to poor eyesight in his right eye.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-08-30

Creator(s)

Scheneckenberger, Arnold

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Vice President of the United States (1901)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-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 Arnold Scheneckenberger to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 30, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34374. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Scheneckenberger, Arnold. Letter from Arnold Scheneckenberger to Theodore Roosevelt. [30 Aug. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. June 11, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34374.

APA:

Scheneckenberger, Arnold., [1901, August 30]. Letter from Arnold Scheneckenberger to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34374.

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. June 11, 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.