Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Wallace
Subject(s): Farmers--Conduct of life, Farmers--Social conditions, Farmers--Social life and customs, National Conservation Congress, Speeches, addresses, etc., United States. Country Life Commission
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Theodore Roosevelt wishes he could attend the meeting of the National Conservation Congress. Roosevelt gives Wallace permission to read his letter to audiences at the meeting. Roosevelt believes that the greatest movement of their time is the development of country life. He established The Country Life Commission for this purpose. According to Roosevelt, the entire nation’s welfare depends on “the welfare of those who till the soil,” because improving farmers’ social lives will improve their farms.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate
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 Henry Wallace. [September 22, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219902. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Wallace. [22 Sep. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219902.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, September 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Wallace.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219902.
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.
