Letter from Amelia Parrs to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Charity, Church buildings, Endowments, Maine--Portland

Amelia Parrs solicits a donation from Theodore Roosevelt to facilitate repairs of her small congregation’s church building.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-10

Creator(s)

Parrs, Amelia, -1913

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

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 Amelia Parrs to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 10, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66688. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Parrs, Amelia, -1913. Letter from Amelia Parrs to Theodore Roosevelt. [10 Apr. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66688.

APA:

Parrs, Amelia, -1913., [1911, April 10]. Letter from Amelia Parrs to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66688.

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.