Letter from Eugene J. O’Connor to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Athletics--Government policy, Baseball, Dole, Charles F. (Charles Fletcher), 1845-1927, Higginson, Henry Lee, 1834-1919, Massachusetts, Sports--Moral and ethical aspects
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Eugene J. O’Connor writes to Theodore Roosevelt regarding the promotion of Sunday baseball. A number of measures regarding the sport are being considered in the Massachusetts state legislature, and O’Connor encourages Roosevelt to support the pastime, as it will lead “to a higher ideal of Civic and Patriotic thought on Sunday afternoons than what our helpless youth of the State are doing at present.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-03-04
Creator(s)
O'Connor, Eugene J. (Eugene Joseph), 1872-1952
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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:
Letter from Eugene J. O’Connor to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 4, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65457. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
O’Connor, Eugene J. (Eugene Joseph), 1872-1952. Letter from Eugene J. O’Connor to Theodore Roosevelt. [4 Mar. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65457.
APA:
O’Connor, Eugene J. (Eugene Joseph), 1872-1952., [1911, March 4]. Letter from Eugene J. O’Connor to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65457.
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 6, 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.
