Letter from Isabelle F. Owings to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): City planning, Tennessee--Knoxville, Urban beautification
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Isabelle F. Owings sends Theodore Roosevelt a newspaper clipping discussing an upcoming activity of the Knoxville, Tennessee, City Beautiful League in which they will be producing an issue of the Knoxville Sentinel. Owings hopes to get a number of prominent men to write articles for the issue to help it be a success, and asks Roosevelt if he would be willing to contribute a piece. Owings hopes to spread knowledge of the City Beautiful movement to many of the children of the city.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-03-06
Creator(s)
Owings, Isabelle F., 1874-1928
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Isabelle F. Owings to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 6, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65518. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Owings, Isabelle F., 1874-1928. Letter from Isabelle F. Owings to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Mar. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65518.
APA:
Owings, Isabelle F., 1874-1928., [1911, March 6]. Letter from Isabelle F. Owings to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65518.
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. January 16, 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.
