Letter from Mrs. John Van Vorst to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Factories--Employees, Factories--Social aspects, Publishers and publishing, Working class women
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Bessie Van Vorst is writing a book on “the American factory girl” and would like to use part of a letter President Roosevelt wrote in the introduction. Van Vorst distinguishes the situation of the factory workers who are self-supporting and those who have a breadwinner and just want to earn extra money. She argues that there should be some sort of industrial art hand work for wage-earning women to earn and sell so that they can advance in life.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-12-13
Creator(s)
Van Vorst, John, Mrs., 1873-1928
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Mrs. John Van Vorst to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 13, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39837. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Van Vorst, John, Mrs., 1873-1928. Letter from Mrs. John Van Vorst to Theodore Roosevelt. [13 Dec. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39837.
APA:
Van Vorst, John, Mrs., 1873-1928., [1902, December 13]. Letter from Mrs. John Van Vorst to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39837.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
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. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
