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Henry Justin Allen encloses a letter from President Frank E. Mossman of Southwestern College inviting Theodore Roosevelt to deliver the college’s 1913 commencement address.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-12-24
Henry Justin Allen has been campaigning with Colorado progressives for two days and believes that their prospects are excellent. He hopes that Theodore Roosevelt can make at least one speech in the state.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912
Henry Justin Allen appreciates Theodore Roosevelt’s letter and will have fond memories of the 1912 campaign for the rest of his life. He agrees that the Progressive Party organization should be made permanent.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-11-18
Henry Justin Allen submits a request from the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress for Theodore Roosevelt to address their annual session in November 1913.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-12-13
A small controversy has come to Henry Justin Allen’s attention regarding Theodore Roosevelt’s support for the Pure Food and Drug Act. Allen has been giving Roosevelt credit for passing the act, but Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley is claiming that Roosevelt did not encourage the movement and is not entitled to credit. Allen suggests that Roosevelt write a letter on the subject for public consumption. Allen was recently in Utah and does not think it unlikely that Roosevelt can carry the state.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-29
Henry Justin Allen agrees to second Theodore Roosevelt’s presidential nomination at the National Progressive Convention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-31
Henry Justin Allen has a friend who wishes to produce pencils with the image of Theodore Roosevelt as a campaign souvenir. The friend wishes to copyright the pencil before manufacturing a large quantity, but Allen is unsure how Roosevelt feels about copyrights of his image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-03