Letter from Leigh R. Gignilliat to Frank Harper

Subject(s): Culver Military Academy, Rites and ceremonies, Speeches, addresses, etc.

Colonel Gignilliat encloses an invitation for Frank Harper to pass along to Theodore Roosevelt inviting him to speak at Culver Military Academy on the opening of a new building there, which he says “is one of the finest and most complete in the world.” He believes Roosevelt would be interested in the operations of Culver Military Academy, and sends some photographs of the cadets.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-18

Creator(s)

Gignilliat, Leigh R. (Leigh Robinson), 1875-1952

Recipient

Harper, Frank, 1882-1971

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 Leigh R. Gignilliat to Frank Harper. [March 18, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65854. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Gignilliat, Leigh R. (Leigh Robinson), 1875-1952. Letter from Leigh R. Gignilliat to Frank Harper. [18 Mar. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65854.

APA:

Gignilliat, Leigh R. (Leigh Robinson), 1875-1952., [1911, March 18]. Letter from Leigh R. Gignilliat to Frank Harper.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65854.

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 5, 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.