Letter from Willard H. Brownson to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Atlantic Ocean--Strait of Magellan, Battleships, California--San Francisco, Coal, Evans, Robley D. (Robley Dunglison), 1846-1912, Journalists, Naval art and science, Naval maneuvers, Newberry, Truman Handy, 1864-1945, Ocean travel, South America--Strait of Magellan, United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Navigation, United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Navigation, United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. Battleship Force
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Admiral Brownson, chief of the Bureau of Navigation, sends President Roosevelt a letter from Admiral Robley D. Evans with information about the Great White Fleet. Brownson comments on Evans’s points about fleet movements, maneuvers, and supplies. He feels it best to have just one journalist accompany the fleet.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-19
Creator(s)
Brownson, Willard H. (Willard Herbert), 1845-1935
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
4
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 Willard H. Brownson to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 19, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56765. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Brownson, Willard H. (Willard Herbert), 1845-1935. Letter from Willard H. Brownson to Theodore Roosevelt. [19 Aug. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56765.
APA:
Brownson, Willard H. (Willard Herbert), 1845-1935., [1907, August 19]. Letter from Willard H. Brownson to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56765.
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. February 6, 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.
