Letter from Joseph Lessler to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Families--Portraits, Family--Portraits, Lessler, Annie, -1925, Lessler, David R. (David Royal), 1904-1956, Lessler, Hyman H., 1899-1970, Lessler, Jules A. (Jules Abraham), 1908-1966, Lessler, Robert M. (Robert Morris), 1903-1944, Lessler, Simon S. (Simon Samuel), 1897-1966
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Joseph Lessler sends Theodore Roosevelt a photograph of himself, his wife, Annie Lessler, and their ten children. He is “a practical advocate” of Roosevelt’s “anti race suicide doctrine.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-04-18
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
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 Joseph Lessler to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 18, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66904. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lessler, Joseph, -1933. Letter from Joseph Lessler to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 Apr. 1911]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66904.
APA:
Lessler, Joseph, -1933.: , [1911, April 18]. Letter from Joseph Lessler to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66904.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
