Letter from Victor Morawetz to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Banks and banking, American--Government policy, Banks and banking, Central, Currency question, France, Germany

Victor Morawetz briefly responds to a memorandum that criticized his paper on the solution to the United States’s banking and currency problem. Morawetz clarifies his stance that a central bank would be bad for the country and asks Theodore Roosevelt to suggest that the author reads his book on the topic.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-05

Creator(s)

Morawetz, Victor, 1859-1938

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

5

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 Victor Morawetz to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 5, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64358. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Morawetz, Victor, 1859-1938. Letter from Victor Morawetz to Theodore Roosevelt. [5 Feb. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64358.

APA:

Morawetz, Victor, 1859-1938., [1911, February 5]. Letter from Victor Morawetz to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64358.

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. December 19, 2025. 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.