Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Education, Armed Forces--Officers--Supply and demand, College graduates, Columbia University, Military service, Voluntary, Ohio State University, Spanish-American War (1898), State universities and colleges
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Nicholas Murray Butler recommends that President Roosevelt look for potential officers among the graduates of land-grant colleges as their four years of military training will better prepare them for the military.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-11-06
Creator(s)
Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 6, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35698. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947. Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Nov. 1901]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 14, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35698.
APA:
Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947., [1901, November 6]. Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35698.
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. May 14, 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.
