Letter from William Sowden Sims to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Training of, Fire control (Gunnery), Gunnery, United States. Joint Army and Navy Munitions Board, Virginia--Fort Monroe
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Knowing President Roosevelt is actively interested in promoting military efficiency, Admiral Sims sends him an analysis of the army’s gunnery methods resulting from an action of the Joint Army and Navy Munitions Board. He concludes, “the army method is expensive, complicated, frequently comparatively inaccurate.” These issues result from a failure to update army training. To resolve this, Sims suggests adapting naval methods for land use.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-12
Creator(s)
Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936
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
6
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William Sowden Sims to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 12, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56706. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936. Letter from William Sowden Sims to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 Aug. 1907]. 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/o56706.
APA:
Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936., [1907, August 12]. Letter from William Sowden Sims to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56706.
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.
