Harold Howland

Born in 1877, Harold Howland was an American writer and journalist associated with The Outlook, a magazine closely tied to public affairs and reform-era debate. Records from the Theodore Roosevelt Center show him working in that world during Roosevelt's presidency, including as a correspondent introduced by Roosevelt to U.S. representatives in Cuba.

He is best known today for Theodore Roosevelt and His Times: A Chronicle of the Progressive Movement, published in 1921 as part of the Chronicles of America series. The book reflects his strong familiarity with Roosevelt's political career and the broader currents of Progressive Era reform.

Some biographical databases give his full name as Harold Jacobs Howland and list his life dates as June 29, 1877, to June 19, 1966. Because readily available public sources on his life are limited, many personal details remain less well documented than his published work.