Letter from Anna K. De Fontaine to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): De Fontaine, Wade H. (Wade Hampton), 1893-1969, Social networks
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Anna K. De Fontaine hopes that Theodore Roosevelt will meet with her eighteen-year-old son, Wade H. De Fontaine, Jr. He admires Roosevelt and wants to have a career in politics. De Fontaine claims her family is very well connected, but has fallen on financial hard times. She lists a number of people her family knows.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-02-08
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
5
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Anna K. De Fontaine to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 8, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64495. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
de Fontaine, Anna K., -1933. Letter from Anna K. De Fontaine to Theodore Roosevelt. [8 Feb. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64495.
APA:
de Fontaine, Anna K., -1933., [1911, February 8]. Letter from Anna K. De Fontaine to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64495.
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 5, 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.
