Letter from Albin C. Geyer to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Church, Church fund raising, Epworth League (U.S.), Pamphlets, Quotations, Young adults

Pastor Geyer asks Theodore Roosevelt’s permission to compile some of his quotations into a booklet for young people. He would like to distribute Roosevelt’s speeches and papers to a group of young people and have them choose the quotes to be included. Geyer would like to sell the booklets to raise funds to pay off debts incurred by his church’s building fund.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-06-08

Creator(s)

Geyer, Albin C. (Albin Carson), 1859-1951

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

African Safari (March 1909-1910)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

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 Albin C. Geyer to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 8, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60570. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Geyer, Albin C. (Albin Carson), 1859-1951. Letter from Albin C. Geyer to Theodore Roosevelt. [8 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/o60570.

APA:

Geyer, Albin C. (Albin Carson), 1859-1951., [1909, June 8]. Letter from Albin C. Geyer to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60570.

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.