Letter from Marguerite C. Gates to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Entertaining--Planning, Speeches, addresses, etc.

At a recent meeting of the Texas Club of New York City, the members expressed a wish to have Theodore Roosevelt deliver an address at their annual meeting. Marguerite C. Gates, one of the charter members of this group, writes to personally invite Roosevelt to this meeting and urge him to accept the engagement.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-01

Creator(s)

Gates, Marguerite C. Peacock, 1853-1918

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

4

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 Marguerite C. Gates to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 1, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65343. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Gates, Marguerite C. Peacock, 1853-1918. Letter from Marguerite C. Gates to Theodore Roosevelt. [1 Mar. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65343.

APA:

Gates, Marguerite C. Peacock, 1853-1918., [1911, March 1]. Letter from Marguerite C. Gates to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65343.

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 13, 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.