Letter from Alice Austin Coolidge to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Massachusetts--Middleboro, Scheduling, Speeches, addresses, etc., Women--Societies and clubs

Alice Austin Coolidge was just elected as president of the Middleboro, Massachusetts women’s club, and is responsible for planning the organization’s calendar for the year. Coolidge asks Theodore Roosevelt if he would consider speaking to the club on their annual “Guest Night,” in the hopes that his progressiveness could help the town move forward ideologically. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-19

Creator(s)

Coolidge, Alice Austin, 1862-1940

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

4

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 Alice Austin Coolidge to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 19, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67876. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Coolidge, Alice Austin, 1862-1940. Letter from Alice Austin Coolidge to Theodore Roosevelt. [19 May. 1911]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67876.

APA:

Coolidge, Alice Austin, 1862-1940.: , [1911, May 19]. Letter from Alice Austin Coolidge to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67876.

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. December 4, 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.