Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George William Mundelein
Subject(s): Christian education--Textbooks, Church schools--Administration, Illinois--Chicago, Immigrants--Cultural assimilation, Textbooks, Textbooks--Political aspects
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Theodore Roosevelt congratulates Archbishop Mundelein for unifying the parochial school system and textbooks, particularly the removal of all foreign language textbooks. Mundelein has taken an important step in the “great work of Americanization.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1916-05-27
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Mundelein, George William, 1872-1939
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 George William Mundelein. [May 27, 1916]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290422. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George William Mundelein. [27 May. 1916]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290422.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1916, May 27]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George William Mundelein.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290422.
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. December 18, 2025. 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.
