Letter from William Sowden Sims to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Barton, John K. (John Kennedy), 1853-1921, Bryan, Benjamin C. (Benjamin Chambers), 1858-1930, Capps, W. L. (Washington Lee), 1864-1935, Griffin, Robert S. (Robert Stanislaus), 1857-1933, Hale, Eugene, 1836-1918, Leutze, Eugene H. C. (Eugene Henry Cozzens), 1847-1931, McLean, Ridley, 1872-1933, Norton, Harold P. (Harold Percival), 1855-1933, United States. Navy
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Naval Commander Sims writes to President Roosevelt to voice his opinion regarding the appointment of an Engineer-in-Chief for the Navy. Sims believes that the candidate backed by Senator Eugene Hale and Chief Constructor W. L. Capps should not be appointed, and encloses a memorandum to this effect. Instead, Sims endorses the appointment of a line officer, and is backed by Commanders Robert S. Griffin and Benjamin C. Bryan. If a line officer is not available, Sims endorses either Griffin or Bryan as good candidates.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-07
Creator(s)
Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936
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 William Sowden Sims to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 7, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59690. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936. Letter from William Sowden Sims to Theodore Roosevelt. [7 Dec. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59690.
APA:
Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936., [1908, December 7]. Letter from William Sowden Sims to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59690.
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. January 8, 2026. 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.
