Letter from Isaac Eldridge Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Columbus, Christopher, Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882, Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931, Explorers, Geographers, Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859, Inventors, Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716, Linguists, Marconi, Guglielmo, 1874-1937, Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727, Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920, Ptolemy, active 2nd century, Scheduling, Scientists
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Isaac Eldridge Wilson discovered the “Universal Law” in 1891 and solved many problems with it. However, he has run out of funds needed to advance the work and seeks Theodore Roosevelt’s counsel. According to Wilson, this law solves all educational issues and accomplishes what many prominent men in various fields have sought to explain.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-08-16
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Isaac Eldridge Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 16, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69932. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wilson, Isaac Eldridge. Letter from Isaac Eldridge Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt. [16 Aug. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69932.
APA:
Wilson, Isaac Eldridge., [1911, August 16]. Letter from Isaac Eldridge Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69932.
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 12, 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.
