Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Advance Machinery Company

Subject(s): Advertising, Copyright--Advertisements, Photographs--Marketing, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt’s Secretary requests that Advance Machinery Company stop using Roosevelt’s photograph in their advertisement. Harper also asks that the company destroy all remaining copies of the advertisement. If the company does not comply with this request then Roosevelt will have to take steps to force the company to stop.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-09-07

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Recipient

Advance Machinery Company

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 Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Advance Machinery Company. [September 7, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o230485. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Advance Machinery Company. [7 Sep. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o230485.

APA:

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt., [1912, September 7]. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Advance Machinery Company.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o230485.

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. January 12, 2026. 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.