Letter from Corinne Roosevelt Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Child labor, Children--Employment, Nathan, Maud, 1862-1946, National Consumers' League, Public welfare

Corinne Roosevelt Robinson requests that President Roosevelt write a note to Mrs. Maud Nathan, the president of the Consumers’ League, endorsing the work of the League to be read at their annual meeting. Robinson is one of the vice presidents of the organization and believes it has done wonderful work in improving the work conditions in shops and “agitating against the evils of child labor.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-19

Creator(s)

Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

4

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Corinne Roosevelt Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 19, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55301. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933. Letter from Corinne Roosevelt Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt. [19 Jan. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55301.

APA:

Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933., [1907, January 19]. Letter from Corinne Roosevelt Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55301.

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 12, 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.