Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Pearl Wight
Subject(s): Louisiana, Martin, Whitmell P. (Whitmell Pugh), 1867-1929, Progressive Party (1912), Progressivism (United States politics)
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Theodore Roosevelt thanks Progressive National Committee Member Pearl Wight for a letter, and offers assistance to Progressive Party Congressman Whitmell P. Martin. Roosevelt further empathizes with Wight’s depression, admitting that the Progressives cannot accomplish much in Louisiana unless they gain nationwide. Roosevelt congratulates Wight on the work he has done.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-11-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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 Pearl Wight. [November 17, 1914]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210689. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Pearl Wight. [17 Nov. 1914]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210689.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1914, November 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Pearl Wight.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210689.
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.
