Letter from Benjamin Ide Wheeler to William Loeb
Subject(s): California--Berkeley, Knowland, Joseph R. (Joseph Russell), 1873-1966, Patronage, Political, Political corruption, Postmasters--Selection and appointment, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Schmidt, George, 1861-1927, Thomas, Charles E., University of California, Berkeley
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Benjamin Ide Wheeler, President of the University of California, Berkeley, apologizes to William Loeb for being “obliged to trouble” President Roosevelt with the issue of appointing a postmaster for Berkeley. However, he strongly opposes the appointment of Charles E. Thomas as it fulfills the “private purposes of a political candidate,” that candidate being Representative Joseph R. Knowland.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-20
Creator(s)
Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927
Recipient
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 Benjamin Ide Wheeler to William Loeb. [August 20, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56777. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927. Letter from Benjamin Ide Wheeler to William Loeb. [20 Aug. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56777.
APA:
Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927., [1907, August 20]. Letter from Benjamin Ide Wheeler to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56777.
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 5, 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.
