Letter from Gordon H. True to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Irrigation, Nevada, Quotation, Speeches, addresses, etc.

Professor True recalls the approximate wording of a statement that Theodore Roosevelt gave in Reno, Nevada, several years ago about the importance of irrigated agriculture. He asks both for Roosevelt’s confirmation that the quoted statement is correct and for permission to use it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-07

Creator(s)

True, Gordon H. (Gordon Haines), 1868-1928

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

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 Gordon H. True to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 7, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65556. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

True, Gordon H. (Gordon Haines), 1868-1928. Letter from Gordon H. True to Theodore Roosevelt. [7 Mar. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65556.

APA:

True, Gordon H. (Gordon Haines), 1868-1928., [1911, March 7]. Letter from Gordon H. True to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65556.

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.