Admiral Mason and Brigadier General Crozier provide a memorandum for President Roosevelt on the topic of explosive for bursting charges for projectiles for the Army and Navy. Mason and Crozier provide details on how this explosive is produced, as well as the quantities the Army and Navy expect to need over the next several years and the costs associated with the amounts.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-20

Creator(s)

Mason, Newton E., 1850-1945; Crozier, William, 1855-1942

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

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Memorandum

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:

Memoraundum from Newton E. Mason and William Crozier to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 20, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58173. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Mason, Newton E., 1850-1945; Crozier, William, 1855-1942. Memoraundum from Newton E. Mason and William Crozier to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Feb. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58173.

APA:

Mason, Newton E., 1850-1945; Crozier, William, 1855-1942., [1908, February 20]. Memoraundum from Newton E. Mason and William Crozier to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58173.

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. May 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.