Letter from Pearl Wight to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Exhibitions--Planning, Lobbying, Louisiana--New Orleans, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Parsons, Herbert, 1869-1925, United States. Congress
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Pearl Wight and others are in Washington trying to lobby Congress to locate the upcoming Panama-Pacific International Exposition in New Orleans. He has heard that several from the New York delegation are likely to vote for San Francisco and asks if Theodore Roosevelt can send letters of introduction to members so he can meet with them.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1910-01-07
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Pearl Wight to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 7, 1910]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60779. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wight, Pearl, 1844-1920. Letter from Pearl Wight to Theodore Roosevelt. [7 Jan. 1910]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60779.
APA:
Wight, Pearl, 1844-1920., [1910, January 7]. Letter from Pearl Wight to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60779.
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. February 6, 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.
