Letter from Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Harvard College (1780- ), Massachusetts--Cambridge, Young adults in missionary work

Reverend Peabody invites President Roosevelt to speak about the Harvard missionary enterprise at Cambridge, Massachusetts, when he attends Commencement. Peabody and others are working on a publication telling the stories of Harvard graduates who are in the missions, and they believe an address by Roosevelt would spur interest in the effort.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-31

Creator(s)

Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944

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

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-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 Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 31, 1905]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48640. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944. Letter from Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt. [31 Jan. 1905]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48640.

APA:

Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944.: , [1905, January 31]. Letter from Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48640.

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. November 25, 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.