Letter from Alexander Konta to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Aehrenthal, Aloys, Graf Lexa von, 1854-1912, Archives, Bismarck, Otto, Fürst von, 1815-1898, Caruso, Enrico, 1873-1921, Dewey, George, 1837-1917, History, History--Sources, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Opera, Phonograph, Photographs, Politicians, Sembrich, Marcella, 1858-1935, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Typewriters
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Alexander Konta writes of the “scantiness, unreliability and confusion of the records of the past” and modern technologies being used for commercial rather than historical value. He proposes the Modern Historic Records Association be created in an effort to combine efforts at the local, state, and national level to preserve the historic record, including the voices of men of importance. He hopes that Theodore Roosevelt might look kindly on this idea and will consider joining in the planning of such an undertaking.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-07-14
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
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 Alexander Konta to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 14, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69229. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Konta, Alexander, 1862-1933. Letter from Alexander Konta to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Jul. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69229.
APA:
Konta, Alexander, 1862-1933., [1911, July 14]. Letter from Alexander Konta to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69229.
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. January 23, 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.
