Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Willard S. Hopewell and Ralph Emerson Twitchell
Subject(s): Arizona, Bardshar, Henry P. (Henry Peck), 1872-1946, Congresses and conventions--Attendance, Conservation of natural resources, Curry, George, 1861-1947, Irrigation, New Mexico, Pierce, Frank, 1857-1924, Statehood (American politics)
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President Roosevelt thanks Chairman Willard S. Hopewell and Secretary Ralph Emerson Twitchell of the Board of Control for the National Irrigation Congress for their invitation. Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior Frank Pierce will attend in Roosevelt’s place, as irrigation and the conservation of the nations resources are crucial topics. Roosevelt hopes to co-sign bills that designate New Mexico and Arizona as states.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-09-23
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Hopewell, Willard S. (Willard Samuel), 1847-1919; Twitchell, Ralph Emerson, 1859-1925
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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 Theodore Roosevelt to Willard S. Hopewell and Ralph Emerson Twitchell. [September 23, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204286. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Willard S. Hopewell and Ralph Emerson Twitchell. [23 Sep. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204286.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, September 23]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Willard S. Hopewell and Ralph Emerson Twitchell.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204286.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
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 Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
