Telegram from James A. B. Scherer to Frank Harper
Subject(s): Dinners and dining, Entertaining, Garfield, Lucretia Rudolph, 1832-1918, Johnson, Minnie McNeal, 1869-1955, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Scheduling, Scherer, Bessie, 1866-1963
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James A. B. Scherer, President of Throop Polytechnic Institute, invites Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and the other ladies traveling in Theodore Roosevelt’s party to meet his wife Bessie, along with Minnie McNeal Johnson, wife of California Governor Hiram Johnson, at a private dinner preceding Roosevelt’s lecture in Pasadena. He asks Frank Harper to reply with the number in the party within the week.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-02-05
Creator(s)
Scherer, James A. B. (James Augustin Brown), 1870-1944
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
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:
Telegram from James A. B. Scherer to Frank Harper. [February 5, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64365. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Scherer, James A. B. (James Augustin Brown), 1870-1944. Telegram from James A. B. Scherer to Frank Harper. [5 Feb. 1911]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64365.
APA:
Scherer, James A. B. (James Augustin Brown), 1870-1944.: , [1911, February 5]. Telegram from James A. B. Scherer to Frank Harper. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64365.
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. November 25, 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.
