Letter from Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Football--Coaching, Football--Corrupt practices, Harvard College (1780- ), Princeton University, Yale College (1887- )
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Endicott Peabody writes to President Roosevelt to discuss college football, specifically the unfair methods taught to players at Harvard, Yale and Princeton. He asks Roosevelt to meet with the coaches from these schools to convince them to play fair.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09-16
Creator(s)
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
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. [September 16, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51329. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944. Letter from Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt. [16 Sep. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51329.
APA:
Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944., [1905, September 16]. 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/o51329.
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.
