Letter from Franklin A. Shotwell to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Political clubs, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Speeches, addresses, etc.

Franklin A. Shotwell, the secretary of the Roosevelt Progressive Republican League of Nebraska, asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak to the association. He discusses the League and their conviction that the Republican Party’s success depends on Roosevelt’s direct leadership, a view which Shotwell personally believes.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-30

Creator(s)

Shotwell, Franklin A. (Franklin Albert), 1881-1923

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

African Safari (March 1909-1910)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

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 Franklin A. Shotwell to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 30, 1910]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62961. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Shotwell, Franklin A. (Franklin Albert), 1881-1923. Letter from Franklin A. Shotwell to Theodore Roosevelt. [30 Dec. 1910]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. June 4, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62961.

APA:

Shotwell, Franklin A. (Franklin Albert), 1881-1923., [1910, December 30]. Letter from Franklin A. Shotwell to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62961.

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. June 4, 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.