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Marie Turner Harvey trusts Theodore Roosevelt will appreciate the enclosed as it relates to the Country Life Commission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-18
Marie Turner Harvey sends Theodore Roosevelt some literature she hopes he will examine. Despite being rich in resources and developed wealth, her state of Missouri ranks low in education because most children reside in poor, rural areas. Roosevelt’s 1908 letter to Professor L. H. Bailey inspired the “country life” classes that she teaches. She hopes Roosevelt can attend the First Missouri Rural Life Conference, as his presence would significantly impact the work. Harvey regards the Country Life Commission as one of Roosevelt’s greatest services to the country.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-01