Letter from Vivetta Stevenson to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bazaars (Charities), Fund raising, Hospitals, Taft, Helen Herron, 1861-1943
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Vivetta Stevenson asks Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to donate a small gift she can sell at her booth at a fundraising bazaar for the Volunteer St. Gregory Hospital. First Lady Helen Herron Taft donated a handkerchief. A handwritten note from Roosevelt says, “No.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-04-26
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
Language
English
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
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 Vivetta Stevenson to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [April 26, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60512. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Stevenson, Vivetta. Letter from Vivetta Stevenson to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [26 Apr. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60512.
APA:
Stevenson, Vivetta., [1909, April 26]. Letter from Vivetta Stevenson to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60512.
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.
