Letter from T. Shimakawa to Frank Harper

Subject(s): Autographs, Etiquette, Letters, Mottoes, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

T. Shimakawa acknowledges receipt of the letter from Theodore Roosevelt, and asks Frank Harper if he would ask Roosevelt “to write a short maxim for the standard of my future” and autograph some photographs.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-27

Creator(s)

Shimakawa, T.

Recipient

Harper, Frank, 1882-1971

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 T. Shimakawa to Frank Harper. [March 27, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66200. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Shimakawa, T.. Letter from T. Shimakawa to Frank Harper. [27 Mar. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66200.

APA:

Shimakawa, T.., [1911, March 27]. Letter from T. Shimakawa to Frank Harper.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66200.

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. January 16, 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.