Letter from Davis W. Lusk to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Church attendance, New York (State)--Oyster Bay

Reverend Davis W. Lusk is writing a paper on the importance of church attendance. He asks Theodore Roosevelt to write a paragraph on the intellectual stimulus offered by the ministrations at the pulpit.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-09

Creator(s)

Lusk, Davis W. (Davis William), 1851-1927

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

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 Davis W. Lusk to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 9, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69765. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Lusk, Davis W. (Davis William), 1851-1927. Letter from Davis W. Lusk to Theodore Roosevelt. [9 Aug. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69765.

APA:

Lusk, Davis W. (Davis William), 1851-1927., [1911, August 9]. Letter from Davis W. Lusk to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69765.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.