Letter from Mary Tayloe Key McBlair to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Employment references, Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950
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Mary Tayloe Key McBlair asks Theodore Roosevelt for a letter introducing her to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and requesting a job for her husband, Alexander McDonald McBlair. The McBlairs are in dire financial straits, and she hopes Roosevelt may be able to assist them.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-06-29
Creator(s)
McBlair, Mary Tayloe Key, 1855-1927
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 Mary Tayloe Key McBlair to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 29, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68965. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
McBlair, Mary Tayloe Key, 1855-1927. Letter from Mary Tayloe Key McBlair to Theodore Roosevelt. [29 Jun. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68965.
APA:
McBlair, Mary Tayloe Key, 1855-1927., [1911, June 29]. Letter from Mary Tayloe Key McBlair to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68965.
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.
