Oswald Garrison Villard knows J. H. Bradford through the Manassas Industrial school, where Bradford is a member of the Board of Directors and has taken a considerable interest in the work. However, Villard considers Bradford “past the proper age” for the position Francis E. Leupp is seeking to fill.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-21

Creator(s)

Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949

Recipient

Leupp, Francis E. (Francis Ellington), 1849-1918

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

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 Oswald Garrison Villard to Francis E. Leupp. [January 21, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57996. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949. Letter from Oswald Garrison Villard to Francis E. Leupp. [21 Jan. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57996.

APA:

Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949., [1908, January 21]. Letter from Oswald Garrison Villard to Francis E. Leupp.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57996.

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. January 15, 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.