Letter from Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Football, Groton School, Luncheons, New York (State)--Oyster Bay, Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935, Princeton University, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Travel
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Endicott Peabody accepts an invitation from President Roosevelt to lunch at Oyster Bay. Peabody suggests Henry Fairfield Osborn might be the right Princeton man for the job of negotiating football rules. He also discusses Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s upcoming visit to Groton School to visit Kermit Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09-21
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
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 Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 21, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51390. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944. Letter from Endicott Peabody to Theodore Roosevelt. [21 Sep. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51390.
APA:
Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944., [1905, September 21]. 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/o51390.
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. March 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.
