Letter from William A. Magee to Ethel Roosevelt
Subject(s): Anniversaries, Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Louisiana--New Orleans, Mississippi River, Ohio River, Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Nicholas J., 1767-1854, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Steamboat lines, Steamboats
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Mayor William A. Magee, on behalf of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania and the city of Pittsburgh, invites Ethel Roosevelt to attend an event celebrating the centennial of steamboat navigation of Western rivers. Magee also hopes that Roosevelt will be able to christen a boat during the proceedings. One of Roosevelt’s ancestors built the first steamboat to sail on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. The committee has also invited Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-07-26
Creator(s)
Magee, William A. (William Addison), 1873-1938
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William A. Magee to Ethel Roosevelt. [July 26, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69458. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Magee, William A. (William Addison), 1873-1938. Letter from William A. Magee to Ethel Roosevelt. [26 Jul. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69458.
APA:
Magee, William A. (William Addison), 1873-1938., [1911, July 26]. Letter from William A. Magee to Ethel Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69458.
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. July 30, 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.
