Letter from Harvey D. Blakeslee to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Higher education and state--U.S. states, New York (State)--Buffalo, Norton, Charles P. (Charles Phelps), 1858-1923, Speeches, addresses, etc.
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Harvey D. Blakeslee tells Theodore Roosevelt of the lack of opportunities for higher education in Buffalo, New York. The city has been given permission to create a municipal university, but the project has stalled. Blakeslee asks if Roosevelt would be willing to come deliver an address to reignite interest in the project.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-01-09
Creator(s)
Blakeslee, Harvey D. (Harvey Dwight), 1877-1949
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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 Harvey D. Blakeslee to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 9, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63228. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Blakeslee, Harvey D. (Harvey Dwight), 1877-1949. Letter from Harvey D. Blakeslee to Theodore Roosevelt. [9 Jan. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63228.
APA:
Blakeslee, Harvey D. (Harvey Dwight), 1877-1949., [1911, January 9]. Letter from Harvey D. Blakeslee to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63228.
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. April 6, 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.
