Letter from Edgar Huidekoper Wells to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): College students--Discipline, Harvard College (1780- ), Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944

Edgar Huidekoper Wells informs President Roosevelt that his son, Theodore Roosevelt, has been put on probation because of his poor grades. Wells reassures Roosevelt that this situation can be remedied and that he will help Ted in any way he can.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-20

Creator(s)

Wells, Edgar Huidekoper, 1875-1938

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

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 Edgar Huidekoper Wells to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 20, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52654. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Wells, Edgar Huidekoper, 1875-1938. Letter from Edgar Huidekoper Wells to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Feb. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52654.

APA:

Wells, Edgar Huidekoper, 1875-1938., [1906, February 20]. Letter from Edgar Huidekoper Wells to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52654.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.