Letter from Edgar Huidekoper Wells to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Academic achievement, Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917, College environment, College students--Societies and clubs, Cutting, William Bayard, 1878-1910, Dibblee, Benjamin H. (Benjamin Harrison), 1876-1945, Donald, Malcolm, 1877-1949, Football, Groton School, Harvard College (1780- ), Role models, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Weddings
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Edgar Huidekoper Wells writes to President Roosevelt about Theodore Roosevelt’s mediocre performance at Harvard. Wells names several students and alumni he feels would set a good example.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-04-14
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
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 Edgar Huidekoper Wells to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 14, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52967. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wells, Edgar Huidekoper, 1875-1938. Letter from Edgar Huidekoper Wells to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Apr. 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/o52967.
APA:
Wells, Edgar Huidekoper, 1875-1938., [1906, April 14]. 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/o52967.
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.
