Letter from Samuel McCune Lindsay to Frank Harper

Subject(s): Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Samuel McCune Lindsay has enclosed a letter to Theodore Roosevelt containing facts he may want to know if he is able to accede to Lindsay’s request and write a letter to C. T. Lewis expressing his interest in Lewis’s investigation of prisons in Europe. Lindsay tells Frank Harper that if he will send him Roosevelt’s letter, he will make sure Lewis receives it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-28

Creator(s)

Lindsay, Samuel McCune, 1869-1960

Recipient

Harper, Frank, 1882-1971

Publication Date

2025-01-02

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Papers

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

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 Samuel McCune Lindsay to Frank Harper. [June 28, 1911?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68938. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Lindsay, Samuel McCune, 1869-1960. Letter from Samuel McCune Lindsay to Frank Harper. [28 Jun. 1911?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68938.

APA:

Lindsay, Samuel McCune, 1869-1960.: , [1911, June 28?]. Letter from Samuel McCune Lindsay to Frank Harper. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68938.

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. October 29, 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.