Letter from Curtis Guild to Carlo A. Woodruff
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Political activity, Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Chaffee, Adna Romanza, 1842-1914, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927
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Curtis Guild denies that political influence is required for military promotion. He uses the examples of General Chaffee and General Wood to show that only a “splendid military record” is necessary.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-27
Creator(s)
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Curtis Guild to Carlo A. Woodruff. [September 27, 1901]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34968. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Guild, Curtis, 1860-1915. Letter from Curtis Guild to Carlo A. Woodruff. [27 Sep. 1901]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34968.
APA:
Guild, Curtis, 1860-1915.: , [1901, September 27]. Letter from Curtis Guild to Carlo A. Woodruff. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34968.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
