Letter from Warensburg Debating Team to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Debates and debating, Fortification, Panama--Panama Canal

The Warrensburg Debating Team has arranged a debate with the Nebraska State Normal College on the topic of whether the Panama Canal should be fortified. Information on the topic is somewhat difficult to come by, and asks Theodore Roosevelt if he would be able to share any information on the subject, or his personal opinion on the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-04

Creator(s)

Warrensburg Debating Team

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

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 Warensburg Debating Team to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 4, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65470. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Warrensburg Debating Team. Letter from Warensburg Debating Team to Theodore Roosevelt. [4 Mar. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65470.

APA:

Warrensburg Debating Team., [1911, March 4]. Letter from Warensburg Debating Team to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65470.

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 27, 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.