Letter from Oliver Wendell Holmes to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Books and reading, Meetings, Parsons, Frank, 1854-1908, Railroads, Trusts, Industrial

Frank Parsons is writing about the railroad and trusts and believes a meeting with President Roosevelt will be beneficial to his work. Justice Holmes writes to arrange a meeting with the president.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-18

Creator(s)

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935

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

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 Oliver Wendell Holmes to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 18, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44269. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935. Letter from Oliver Wendell Holmes to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 Feb. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44269.

APA:

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935., [1904, February 18]. Letter from Oliver Wendell Holmes to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44269.

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 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.