Letter from Edgar Alexander Mearns to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Advertising, Africa, Illinois--Chicago, Motion picture cameras, Motion picture studios, New Jersey, New Jersey--West Orange, Safaris, Scientific expeditions, Smithsonian Institution, Travels
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Two moving picture firms are willing to offer their services on the Africa expedition in exchange for advertising their products. The firm in Chicago would claim the right of advertising that their machines had been taken on the trip. The New Jersey company would give more funds, send an expert to run the machine, and claim the use of the films. Edgar Alexander Mearns asks Theodore Roosevelt’s opinion on the offers.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-01-12
Creator(s)
Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916
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
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Edgar Alexander Mearns to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 12, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60005. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916. Letter from Edgar Alexander Mearns to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 Jan. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60005.
APA:
Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916., [1909, January 12]. Letter from Edgar Alexander Mearns to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60005.
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. April 16, 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.
