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    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1914-12-04/1914-12-04">1914 December 4</unitdate>
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<p>The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law.  The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.  Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.</p>  </userestrict>
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<p>Theodore Roosevelt Letter to President Henry L. Smith (RG 2.16.1), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>This collection contains a letter sent from Theodore Roosevelt Washington and Lee University president Henry L. Smith, responding to a previous letter sent by Smith, declining the invitation to speak at the institution. The letter is dated December 4, 1914.</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>The collection is open for research use.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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