Letter from Crawford Elliott to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919, Manufacturing industries, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912, Teletypewriters

Crawford Elliot writes to Theodore Roosevelt to ask Roosevelt for letters of introduction to Whitelaw Reid and Robert Bacon. Elliott explains he is going to London to start a factory to begin manufacturing the New Visible Machine, a new typewriter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-02

Creator(s)

Elliott, Crawford

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

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 Crawford Elliott to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 2, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68310. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Elliott, Crawford. Letter from Crawford Elliott to Theodore Roosevelt. [2 Jun. 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/o68310.

APA:

Elliott, Crawford.: , [1911, June 2]. Letter from Crawford Elliott to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68310.

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.