Letter from Melva Gartin Funk to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Illinois--Chicago, Mothers' pensions, Scheduling, Speeches, addresses, etc., Widows
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Melva Gartin Funk, on behalf of the Ways and Means Committee of the Chicago Children’s Day Association, requests Theodore Roosevelt’s presence and participation in their benefit for pensions for widowed mothers.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-05-10
Creator(s)
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 Melva Gartin Funk to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 10, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67594. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Funk, Melva Gartin, 1865-1949. Letter from Melva Gartin Funk to Theodore Roosevelt. [10 May. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67594.
APA:
Funk, Melva Gartin, 1865-1949., [1911, May 10]. Letter from Melva Gartin Funk to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67594.
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 23, 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.
