Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Italian-American League of New Jersey
Subject(s): Clubs, Ethnic relations, New Jersey, Solidarity
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Theodore Roosevelt declines to be Honorary President of the Italian-American League of New Jersey. Roosevelt believes the country should not have clubs devoted to German-Americans, French-Americans, English-Americans, or Italian-Americans because “[w]e must all be Americans and nothing else.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-12-07
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Italian-American League of New Jersey
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 the Italian-American League of New Jersey. [December 7, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213176. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Italian-American League of New Jersey. [7 Dec. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213176.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, December 7]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Italian-American League of New Jersey.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213176.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
