Letter from S. S. McClure to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Feature writing, Periodicals, Shaw, Albert, 1857-1947

S. S. McClure writes again to President Roosevelt to ask about the chance of having Roosevelt write articles for McClure’s Magazine. McClure recently spoke with Albert Shaw, who advised that Roosevelt not decide on the matter for a few days, and mentioned the benefit of having articles printed in a magazine rather than a newspaper.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-02

Creator(s)

McClure, S. S. (Samuel Sidney), 1857-1949

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

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 S. S. McClure to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 2, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58808. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

McClure, S. S. (Samuel Sidney), 1857-1949. Letter from S. S. McClure to Theodore Roosevelt. [2 Jul. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58808.

APA:

McClure, S. S. (Samuel Sidney), 1857-1949., [1908, July 2]. Letter from S. S. McClure to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58808.

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 19, 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.