Letter from Cecil G. Rhodes to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Child rearing, Editorials, Polygamy, Sex role, Women--Suffrage
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Cecil G. Rhodes greatly appreciates Theodore Roosevelt’s article “Race Decadence.” He believes willful sterility is criminal and shows a perversion of natural instincts. He requests Roosevelt write a follow-up article discussing “right living in nature-up through the animal kingdom till man.” As an aside, Rhodes supports women’s suffrage and believes it has a role in the issue of right living since the home is the foundation of the nation. However, reproduction is vital to the world.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-04-11
Creator(s)
Rhodes, Cecil G. (Cecil Gardner)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
6
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 Cecil G. Rhodes to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 11, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66728. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Rhodes, Cecil G. (Cecil Gardner). Letter from Cecil G. Rhodes to Theodore Roosevelt. [11 Apr. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66728.
APA:
Rhodes, Cecil G. (Cecil Gardner)., [1911, April 11]. Letter from Cecil G. Rhodes to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66728.
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 12, 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.
