Letter from Mary Elizabeth Holderman to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Adult children--Death, Holderman, Bert T. (Bert Turner), 1868-1898, Holderman, Marion, 1840-1916, Holderman, Theodore, 1898-1950, Hospital patients--Family relationships, Leap, Pearl Holderman, 1885-1956, Military service, Voluntary, Missouri--Kansas City, Sick
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Mary Elizabeth Holderman writes to Theodore Roosevelt while he is in Kansas City, Missouri, to ask him to visit her daughter, Pearl Holderman, in the hospital. Holderman thanks Roosevelt for his past kindness to her deceased son, Bert T. Holderman, who had served in Roosevelt’s regiment in the Spanish-American War.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1917-09-22
Creator(s)
Holderman, Mary Elizabeth Covel, 1844-1930
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Mary Elizabeth Holderman to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 22, 1917]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o130091. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Holderman, Mary Elizabeth Covel, 1844-1930. Letter from Mary Elizabeth Holderman to Theodore Roosevelt. [22 Sep. 1917]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o130091.
APA:
Holderman, Mary Elizabeth Covel, 1844-1930.: , [1917, September 22]. Letter from Mary Elizabeth Holderman to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o130091.
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. December 4, 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.
