Letter from Joseph Ralph Burton to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armour Packing Company, Carpenter, John C., 1838-1921, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.), Community development--Exhibitions, Harger, Charles M. (Charles Moreau), 1863-1955, Journalism, Miles, William D., 1858-1929, New Jerusalem (Mormon theology), Religion--Exhibitions, World's Fair
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Senator Burton encloses a letter and clippings from the Kansas City Journal, regarding the Jerusalem Exhibit Company which plans to construct a replica of Jerusalem for the upcoming world’s fair in St. Louis. Burton had previously asked President Roosevelt for an endorsement of the project, which he provided; and in accord with a later request, the President’s name is not being used in any way by the company. What appeared in the newspapers was not authorized by the current leadership, which includes W. A. Stubbs, a railway contractor from Lawrence, Kansas, as president, Kansas state senator John Carpenter as treasurer, J. B. Case as vice president, and William D. Miles as manager.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-21
Creator(s)
Burton, Joseph Ralph, 1852-1923
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
5
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Joseph Ralph Burton to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 21, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42510. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Burton, Joseph Ralph, 1852-1923. Letter from Joseph Ralph Burton to Theodore Roosevelt. [21 Oct. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42510.
APA:
Burton, Joseph Ralph, 1852-1923., [1903, October 21]. Letter from Joseph Ralph Burton to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42510.
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. February 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.
