Letter from Mary L. Best to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Fund raising, Speeches, addresses, etc.

Mary Lancaster Best asks Theodore Roosevelt to give a speech in her Angola, Indiana to benefit the building of a church.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-10-04

Creator(s)

Best, Mary Lancaster, 1850-1927

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 Mary L. Best to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 4, 1910]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62312. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Best, Mary Lancaster, 1850-1927. Letter from Mary L. Best to Theodore Roosevelt. [4 Oct. 1910]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62312.

APA:

Best, Mary Lancaster, 1850-1927.: , [1910, October 4]. Letter from Mary L. Best to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62312.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.