Telephone message from Major Charles Laurie McCawley

Subject(s): Hill, Samuel, 1857-1931, Japanese, Jiu-jitsu, McCawley, Charles Laurie, 1865-1935, O'Brien, John J., Prof.

Samuel Hill, a Harvard University trustee, knows two Japanese jiu-jitsu masters who are far superior to Professor John J. O’Brien as they have six degrees and O’Brien only two. Hill offers to bring them to the White House for an exhibition.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-12-03

Creator(s)

Presidential Office Staff

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Message, Telephone

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:

Telephone message from Major Charles Laurie McCawley. [December 3, 1903]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42947. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Presidential Office Staff. Telephone message from Major Charles Laurie McCawley. [3 Dec. 1903]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42947.

APA:

Presidential Office Staff.: , [1903, December 3]. Telephone message from Major Charles Laurie McCawley. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42947.

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 1, 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.