Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to L. H. Bailey
Subject(s): Agriculture--Social aspects, Butterfield, Kenyon L. (Kenyon Leech), 1868-1935, Farms, Small--Government policy, Governmental investigations, Knapp, Seaman Ashahel, 1833-1911, Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918, Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946, Rural development, Rural development--Women, Southern States, United States. Country Life Commission, United States. Department of Agriculture, United States. Dept. of Agriculture, Wallace, Henry Cantwell, 1866-1924
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President Roosevelt invites L. H. Bailey to serve on the Country Life Commission, which he is establishing to study and report upon the present conditions for farmers and their families in rural areas, with the goal of making farming life more attractive.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-08-10
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
5
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to L. H. Bailey. [August 10, 1908]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203626. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to L. H. Bailey. [10 Aug. 1908]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 26, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203626.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1908, August 10]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to L. H. Bailey. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203626.
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. November 26, 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.
