Letter from Alfons Mumm to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Presidents--Assassination, Presidents--Death, Presidents--Succession, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
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Alfons Mumm regrets that his congratulations on President Roosevelt’s succession to such a high office come at the death of William McKinley. He believes Roosevelt would have become president in three years if McKinley had not been assassinated.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-11-01
Creator(s)
Mumm, Alfons, Freiherr von Schwarzenstein, 1859-1924
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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 Alfons Mumm to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 1, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35639. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Mumm, Alfons, Freiherr von Schwarzenstein, 1859-1924. Letter from Alfons Mumm to Theodore Roosevelt. [1 Nov. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35639.
APA:
Mumm, Alfons, Freiherr von Schwarzenstein, 1859-1924., [1901, November 1]. Letter from Alfons Mumm to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35639.
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. March 5, 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.
