Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ruth Hanna McCormick
Subject(s): Elections, Illinois, Illinois. General Assembly. House of Representatives, Progressive Party (1912)
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Theodore Roosevelt responds to Ruth Hanna McCormick about her husband, Medill McCormick. Roosevelt believes it is best that Medill McCormick stays and works in the Illinois House of Representatives rather than run as a Progressive for senate.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-12-04
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Simms, Ruth Hanna McCormick, 1880-1944
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Ruth Hanna McCormick. [December 4, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o207340. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ruth Hanna McCormick. [4 Dec. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o207340.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1912, December 4]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ruth Hanna McCormick.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o207340.
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. March 13, 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.
