Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter Hines Page
Subject(s): Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954, Butterfield, Kenyon L. (Kenyon Leech), 1868-1935, Country life, Farmers--Economic conditions, Farmers--Education, Farmers--Government policy, Farmers--Health and hygiene, Farmers--Social conditions, Knapp, Seaman Ashahel, 1833-1911, Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946, Southern States, United States. Department of Agriculture, United States. Dept. of Agriculture, Wallace, Henry, 1836-1916
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President Roosevelt discusses the importance of improving social and economic conditions for farmers, arguing that “with the single exception of the conservation of our natural resources, which underlies the problem of rural life, there is no other material question of greater importance now before the American people.” He asks Walter Hines Page to serve upon a Commission on Country Life.
Collection
Creation Date
1908-08-10
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
5
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 Hines Page. [August 10, 1908]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282738. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter Hines Page. [10 Aug. 1908]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282738.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, August 10]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter Hines Page.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282738.
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. January 22, 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.
