Henry Meade Bland sends Theodore Roosevelt a picture showing their mutual friend Jacob A. Riis, along with several authors. Bland additionally has a letter of greeting from Riis for Roosevelt, but is unfortunately unable to deliver it to him in person, as he has been detained by his duties at San Jose Normal School.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-23

Creator(s)

Bland, Henry Meade, 1863-1931

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-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 Henry Meade Bland to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 23, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66019. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Bland, Henry Meade, 1863-1931. Letter from Henry Meade Bland to Theodore Roosevelt. [23 Mar. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66019.

APA:

Bland, Henry Meade, 1863-1931., [1911, March 23]. Letter from Henry Meade Bland to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66019.

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 30, 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.