Letter from Joseph Schafer to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Oregon, Railroad travel, Speeches, addresses, etc., University of Oregon

Professor Schafer has heard from the railway officials that it is impossible for Theodore Roosevelt’s train to stop at the campus of the University of Oregon, but that it will stop briefly near the depot. Schafer asks permission to advertise a brief address to be given there. He suggests several topics relevant to Oregon about which Roosevelt might comment briefly.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-25

Creator(s)

Schafer, Joseph, 1867-1941

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

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 Joseph Schafer to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 25, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66135. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Schafer, Joseph, 1867-1941. Letter from Joseph Schafer to Theodore Roosevelt. [25 Mar. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66135.

APA:

Schafer, Joseph, 1867-1941., [1911, March 25]. Letter from Joseph Schafer to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66135.

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 27, 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.