Letter from John Samuel Cranston to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Football teams, Harvard College (1780- )

John Samuel Cranston and Carl B. Marshall thank President Roosevelt for writing their team an inspiring letter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-19

Creator(s)

Cranston, John Samuel, 1865-1931

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 John Samuel Cranston to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 19, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42798. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Cranston, John Samuel, 1865-1931. Letter from John Samuel Cranston to Theodore Roosevelt. [19 Nov. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42798.

APA:

Cranston, John Samuel, 1865-1931., [1903, November 19]. Letter from John Samuel Cranston to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42798.

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 13, 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.