Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to B. B. Comer

Subject(s): Broadsides, Child labor, Children--Employment, Thank-you notes

Theodore Roosevelt will return the papers to Governor B. B. Comer as soon as he finishes reading them. Roosevelt thanks Comer for the broadside. Roosevelt invites Comer to see him at The Outlook offices when Comer is next in New York. Roosevelt would like to discuss child labor with Comer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Comer, B. B. (Braxton Bragg), 1848-1927

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 B. B. Comer. [July 25, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219007. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to B. B. Comer. [25 Jul. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219007.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, July 25]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to B. B. Comer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219007.

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. January 23, 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.