Letter from Hilton Burnside Sonneborn to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Advertising, Advertising--Congresses and conventions, Associated Advertising Clubs of America, Massachusetts--Boston

Hilton Burnside Sonneborn seeks Theodore Roosevelt’s statements on a few questions concerning advertising for an upcoming convention in Boston, Massachusetts with the Associated Advertising Clubs. Sonneborn wishes to publish his remarks following the convention, and asks Roosevelt the questions: “who is an advertising man?” and “what is advertising?”.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-08

Creator(s)

Sonneborn, Hilton Burnside

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

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 Hilton Burnside Sonneborn to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 8, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69114. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Sonneborn, Hilton Burnside. Letter from Hilton Burnside Sonneborn to Theodore Roosevelt. [8 Jul. 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/o69114.

APA:

Sonneborn, Hilton Burnside.: , [1911, July 8]. Letter from Hilton Burnside Sonneborn to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69114.

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.