Letter from Norton B. Taylor to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Big game hunting, Inventions, Photographs, Projectiles--Design, Springfield rifle

Norton B. Taylor has designed a projectile for Springfield rifles, and wonders if Theodore Roosevelt has an opinion as to its viability on the commercial market and its usefulness in hunting. Taylor has enclosed photographs of the projectile’s results. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-20

Creator(s)

Taylor, Norton B., 1860-1939

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Handwritten

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 Norton B. Taylor to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 20, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67943. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Taylor, Norton B., 1860-1939. Letter from Norton B. Taylor to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 May. 1911]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67943.

APA:

Taylor, Norton B., 1860-1939.: , [1911, May 20]. Letter from Norton B. Taylor to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67943.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.