Charles D. Walcott believes he has found a site for the Carnegie Institution and is looking over the site with Secretary of War Elihu Root in the afternoon. Root, Secretary of State John Hay, and Carroll D. Wright all think highly of the site. The Board of Trustees will need to approve a final site.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-07

Creator(s)

Walcott, Charles D. (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927

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

Typed

Record Type

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 Charles D. Walcott to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 7, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37865. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Walcott, Charles D. (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927. Letter from Charles D. Walcott to Theodore Roosevelt. [7 May. 1902]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37865.

APA:

Walcott, Charles D. (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927., [1902, May 7]. Letter from Charles D. Walcott to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37865.

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. February 12, 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.