Letter from Silas McBee to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Commencement ceremonies, Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940, New York (State)--Oyster Bay, Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908, University of the South
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Silas McBee thanks President Roosevelt for helping to secure German ambassador Baron Hermann Speck von Sternburg as Sewanee’s commencement speaker. McBee believes that von Sternburg was impressed by Sewanee and discusses the role of the university in contributing to the South and the South contributing to the nation.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-07-06
Creator(s)
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
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Silas McBee to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 6, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45930. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
McBee, Silas, 1853-1924. Letter from Silas McBee to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Jul. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45930.
APA:
McBee, Silas, 1853-1924., [1904, July 6]. Letter from Silas McBee to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45930.
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. March 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.
