Letter from Edgar Chambless to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Books and reading, Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926, City planning, Cutting, Robert Fulton, 1852-1934, Devine, Edward T. (Edward Thomas), 1867-1948, Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931, Lindsey, Ben B. (Ben Barr), 1869-1943, Public opinion polls, Seligman, Edwin R. A. (Edwin Robert Anderson), 1861-1939
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Edgar Chambless plans to send copies of his book Roadtown to former members of Commission on Country Life in an effort to solicit their opinions on it, and asks Theodore Roosevelt if he would be willing to write a short message in support of this. While he heard that Roosevelt considers the ideas presented in the work currently impractical, they have been of interest to a number of other prominent people, which Chambless hopes will convince Roosevelt to assist in this way. He particularly references Luther Burbank as “not the type of man who jumps at conclusions or lends his name to impractical schemes.” By providing a message in support of Chambless’s investigations, Roosevelt will help make the ideas a reality.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-03-21
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Edgar Chambless to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 21, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65948. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Chambless, Edgar, 1870-1936. Letter from Edgar Chambless to Theodore Roosevelt. [21 Mar. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65948.
APA:
Chambless, Edgar, 1870-1936., [1911, March 21]. Letter from Edgar Chambless to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65948.
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.
