Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter Taylor Sumner
Subject(s): United States. Army, Vice control, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt tells Bishop Sumner he does not know the bill to which Sumner is referring but agrees that the army must be protected from commercialized vice, especially now as they go off to war.
Collection
Creation Date
1917-05-05
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Sumner, Walter Taylor, 1871-1958
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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 Walter Taylor Sumner. [May 5, 1917]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280343. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter Taylor Sumner. [5 May. 1917]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280343.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1917, May 5]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter Taylor Sumner.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280343.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
