Letter from David Starr Jordan to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Employees--Dismissal of, Goebel, Julius, 1857-1931, Stanford University
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David Starr Jordan writes to President Roosevelt to discuss the dismissal of Julius Goebel from the faculty of Stanford University. The papers have alleged that Goebel was dismissed by Jordan in part becuase of Goebel’s criticism of Roosevelt’s Winning of the West. Jordan denies that this had anything to do with Goebel’s removal.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09-20
Creator(s)
Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 David Starr Jordan to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 20, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51367. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931. Letter from David Starr Jordan to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Sep. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51367.
APA:
Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931., [1905, September 20]. Letter from David Starr Jordan to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51367.
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 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.
