Letter from William J. Long to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): London, Jack, 1876-1916, Naturalists, Periodicals--Research

Reverend Long, a naturalist, scolds President Roosevelt for his article “Roosevelt on Nature Fakirs” in Everybody’s Magazine. Long shames Roosevelt for slandering the writer Jack London, and contends that Roosevelt uses his prominent position in society to promote his own naturalistic views, but these views are inaccurate.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-22

Creator(s)

Long, William J. (William Joseph), 1867-1952

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

Handwritten

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 William J. Long to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 22, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56144. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Long, William J. (William Joseph), 1867-1952. Letter from William J. Long to Theodore Roosevelt. [22 May. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56144.

APA:

Long, William J. (William Joseph), 1867-1952., [1907, May 22]. Letter from William J. Long to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56144.

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 12, 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.