Letter from Ida B. Hiltz to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Addams, Jane, 1860-1935, Blindness--Prevention, Blindness--Societies, etc., Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917, Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926, Gibbons, James, 1834-1921, Harmon, Judson, 1846-1927, Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931, Keller, Helen, 1880-1968, Laurier, Wilfred, Sir, 1841-1919, Schurman, Jacob Gould, 1854-1942, Schuyler, Louisa Lee, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Warburg, Felix M. (Felix Moritz), 1871-1937, Watterson, Henry, 1840-1921, Welch, William Henry, 1850-1934, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, Young, Ella Flagg, 1845-1918
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Ida B. Hiltz informs Theodore Roosevelt that he was elected as an Honorary Vice President of the American Association for the Conservation of Vision by its board of managers, alongside several other notable figures. Hiltz urges him to lend his name to the organization, which works toward the prevention of blindness.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-05-25
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 Ida B. Hiltz to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 25, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68070. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Hiltz, Ida B., 1891-. Letter from Ida B. Hiltz to Theodore Roosevelt. [25 May. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68070.
APA:
Hiltz, Ida B., 1891-., [1911, May 25]. Letter from Ida B. Hiltz to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68070.
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.
