Letter from Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Subject(s): Football, Rugby football
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Benjamin Ide Wheeler, President of the University of California, enumerates why rugby football is better for academic use than the American intercollegiate game.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-01-18
Creator(s)
Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Benjamin Ide Wheeler. [January 18, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63585. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927. Letter from Benjamin Ide Wheeler. [18 Jan. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63585.
APA:
Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927., [1911, January 18]. Letter from Benjamin Ide Wheeler.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o63585.
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. February 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.
