Letter from Edgar Pomeroy to Benjamin Ide Wheeler

Subject(s): College sports, Rugby football, University of California, Berkeley

Edgar Pomeroy of the Barbarian Club discusses rugby football in California. The Club has arranged exhibitions of the sport to promote its adoption by universities and is willing to come to the University of California. If so, Pomeroy requests a monetary guarantee to cover travel expenses.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-18

Creator(s)

Pomeroy, Edgar, 1869-

Recipient

Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

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 Edgar Pomeroy to Benjamin Ide Wheeler. [January 18, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63575. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Pomeroy, Edgar, 1869-. Letter from Edgar Pomeroy to Benjamin Ide Wheeler. [18 Jan. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63575.

APA:

Pomeroy, Edgar, 1869-., [1911, January 18]. Letter from Edgar Pomeroy to Benjamin Ide Wheeler.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63575.

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. March 12, 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.