Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Justin Allen

Subject(s): Kansas, Political campaigns, Political participation, Progressive Party (1912)

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Henry Justin Allen for his work and dedication during Roosevelt’s presidential campaign. Roosevelt writes that the task is now to make the Progressive Party permanent and hopes that Allen will lead the way in Kansas.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-11-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Allen, Henry Justin, 1868-1950

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Justin Allen. [November 15, 1912]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279767. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Justin Allen. [15 Nov. 1912]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279767.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1912, November 15]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Justin Allen. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279767.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.

APA:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.