Letter from Joel Elias Spingarn to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Athletics, Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954, New York (State)--Amenia, United States. Country Life Commission
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Joel Elias Spingarn invites Theodore Roosevelt to the field day in Amenia, New York, inspired by Roosevelt’s Country Life Commission. Spingarn hopes Roosevelt’s support assures the event’s continuance and encourages the spread of similar events nationwide.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-04-29
Creator(s)
Spingarn, Joel Elias, 1875-1939
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Joel Elias Spingarn to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 29, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67291. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Spingarn, Joel Elias, 1875-1939. Letter from Joel Elias Spingarn to Theodore Roosevelt. [29 Apr. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67291.
APA:
Spingarn, Joel Elias, 1875-1939., [1911, April 29]. Letter from Joel Elias Spingarn to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67291.
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. February 6, 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.
