Letter from Mary Gertrude Young to Theodore and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Subject(s): Church fund raising, Letters

Three-year-old Mary Gertrude Young asks the Roosevelts to donate money to her church’s children’s fund.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-06-07

Creator(s)

Young, Mary Gertrude

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

Language

English

Period

African Safari (March 1909-1910)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

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 Mary Gertrude Young to Theodore and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [June 7, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60568. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Young, Mary Gertrude. Letter from Mary Gertrude Young to Theodore and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [7 Jun. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60568.

APA:

Young, Mary Gertrude., [1909, June 7]. Letter from Mary Gertrude Young to Theodore and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60568.

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. January 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.