Charles Stedman Hanks asks President Roosevelt for permission to have Henry Beach Needham publish an article regarding their sparring match for the championship at Harvard College. Needham will not use the article if Roosevelt so requests.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-11

Creator(s)

Hanks, Charles Stedman, 1856-1908

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Handwritten

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 Charles Hanks to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 11, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49947. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Hanks, Charles Stedman, 1856-1908. Letter from Charles Hanks to Theodore Roosevelt. [11 Jul. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49947.

APA:

Hanks, Charles Stedman, 1856-1908., [1905, July 11]. Letter from Charles Hanks to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49947.

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. January 15, 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.