Letter from Augustus Everett Willson to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Harvard University. Board of Overseers, Scheduling

Prior engagements will prevent Governor Augustus Everett Willson from attending the alumni meeting, but he hopes to see Theodore Roosevelt either in New York or at the Overseers’ meeting in February. Willson wrote Roosevelt after the election, but thinks the letter got lost.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-29

Creator(s)

Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931

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 Augustus Everett Willson to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 29, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69538. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931. Letter from Augustus Everett Willson to Theodore Roosevelt. [29 Jul. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69538.

APA:

Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931., [1911, July 29]. Letter from Augustus Everett Willson to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69538.

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. January 16, 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.