Letter from Frieda Lustgarten to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Art--Study and teaching (Elementary), Books and reading, Gifts, Nursery rhymes

Frieda Lustgarten sends Theodore Roosevelt a “jingle book” of rhymes devised by her and the other children of Class 8B of Public School 15 in Manhattan, New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-01

Creator(s)

Lustgarten, Frieda, 1902-1977

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

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 Frieda Lustgarten to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 1, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68288. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Lustgarten, Frieda, 1902-1977. Letter from Frieda Lustgarten to Theodore Roosevelt. [1 Jun. 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/o68288.

APA:

Lustgarten, Frieda, 1902-1977.: , [1911, June 1]. Letter from Frieda Lustgarten to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68288.

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.