Letter from Mary Isabel Merrill to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Massachusetts--Melrose, Speeches, addresses, etc.

Mary Isabel Merrill asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak to the Melrose Woman’s Club. If he visits, he can choose any subject except religion or politics.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-17

Creator(s)

Merrill, Mary Isabel, 1854-1940

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

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 Mary Isabel Merrill to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 17, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69948. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Merrill, Mary Isabel, 1854-1940. Letter from Mary Isabel Merrill to Theodore Roosevelt. [17 Aug. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69948.

APA:

Merrill, Mary Isabel, 1854-1940., [1911, August 17]. Letter from Mary Isabel Merrill to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69948.

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.