Letter from Victor Howard Metcalf to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Battleships--Design and construction, Naval gunnery, Rhode Island--Newport, United States. Navy Department, United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Construction and Repair, United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Ordnance, United States. Navy Dept., United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Construction and Repair, United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance
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Secretary of the Navy Metcalf, in response to President Roosevelt’s recent request, assures Roosevelt that the Department of the Navy is already preparing sketches of battleships with 14-inch guns. Metcalf details the progress of such plans, which are anticipated to be well developed by the end of December.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-09-17
Creator(s)
Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936
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
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Victor Howard Metcalf to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 17, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59177. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936. Letter from Victor Howard Metcalf to Theodore Roosevelt. [17 Sep. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59177.
APA:
Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936., [1908, September 17]. Letter from Victor Howard Metcalf to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59177.
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.
