Letter from Evangeline Booth to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Fund raising, Salvation Army, Taft, Helen Herron, 1861-1943

Evangeline Booth is holding a sale in March to benefit rescue work for women and homes for orphaned children. She would like permission to list Theodore Roosevelt’s name as one of the patrons of the sale. Helen Herron Taft has allowed her name to be used.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-10

Creator(s)

Booth, Evangeline, 1865-1950

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

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 Evangeline Booth to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 10, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64578. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Booth, Evangeline, 1865-1950. Letter from Evangeline Booth to Theodore Roosevelt. [10 Feb. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64578.

APA:

Booth, Evangeline, 1865-1950., [1911, February 10]. Letter from Evangeline Booth to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64578.

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. March 12, 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.