Letter from Patrick McDermott to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Africa--German East Africa, Africa--German East Africa (Burundi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania), Africa--Senegambia, Africa, East, Allgeyer, Emile-Auguste, 1856-1924, Benin, Burke, James Francis, 1867-1932, Congo (Democratic Republic), Duquesne University, Gambia, Kenya--Kiambu District, Kenya--Kilifi District, Kenya--Mandera District, Kenya--Mombasa, Kenya--Mount Kenya, Kenya--Nairobi, Kenya--Taita Taveta District, Kenya--Voi Division, Le Roy, A. (Alexandre), 1854-1938, Missionaries, Nigeria--Nigeria, Northern, Nigeria--Nigeria, Southern, Nigeria, Northern, Nigeria, Southern, Sierra Leone, Slides (Photography), Tanzania--Bagamoyo, Tanzania--Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania--Morogoro, Tanzania--Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania--Pemba Island, Tanzania--Tanga, Tanzania--Zanzibar, Travel--Planning
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Patrick McDermott, of the College of the Holy Ghost in Pittsburgh, informs President Roosevelt of the extensive number of missions the college runs throughout different regions of Africa. He lists the locations of missions in British East Africa and German East Africa, and invites Roosevelt to visit any of them while on his African safari.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-14
Creator(s)
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
5
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 Patrick McDermott to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 14, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60264. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
McDermott, Patrick, -1921. Letter from Patrick McDermott to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Feb. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60264.
APA:
McDermott, Patrick, -1921., [1909, February 14]. Letter from Patrick McDermott to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60264.
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.
