Letter from Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Carter, Edward C. (Edward Clark), 1878-1954, China, India, Missionaries, Roots, Logan Herbert, Bishop, 1870-1945, Sin, Young Men's Christian associations
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Endicott Peabody, founder of the Groton School, introduces Edward C. Carter, a Harvard alumnus who has been doing missionary work for the YMCA in India. Carter and Logan Herbert Roots, another Harvard alumnus who is a missionary in China, have a plan to increase the number of Harvard men doing missionary work. Carter and Roots would like President Roosevelt to lend his name to the advisory council.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-06
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 Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 6, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46709. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944. Letter from Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Aug. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46709.
APA:
Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944., [1904, August 6]. Letter from Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46709.
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 27, 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.
