Letter from Josephine M. Rowan to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Blind--Education, Books and reading, Braille--Education, California--San Francisco, Public welfare, Reading rooms, Speeches, addresses, etc.
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Josephine M. Rowan asks Theodore Roosevelt to give a benefit speech to aid the San Francisco Reading Room and Library for the Blind. The volunteer organization educates adults who become blind, a service the state does not provide. The library and its possessions were destroyed in 1906 and they are trying to reestablish their work.
Comments and Context
The library was likely destroyed as a result of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-03-27
Creator(s)
Rowan, Josephine M., 1854-1949
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
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 Josephine M. Rowan to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 27, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66196. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Rowan, Josephine M., 1854-1949. Letter from Josephine M. Rowan to Theodore Roosevelt. [27 Mar. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66196.
APA:
Rowan, Josephine M., 1854-1949., [1911, March 27]. Letter from Josephine M. Rowan to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66196.
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.
