Letter from Engebret H. Sund to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Governmental investigations, Political candidates, Prostitution
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Engebret H. Sund greatly admires Theodore Roosevelt and hopes he will be elected as president. He heard that during his administration, Roosevelt instituted an investigation into the social conditions of Chicago, Illinois, which reported 100,000 female prostitutes. Sund hopes Roosevelt has time to give more information on this.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-08-18
Creator(s)
Sund, Engebret H. (Engebret Hansen), 1879-1938
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Engebret H. Sund to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 18, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69985. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sund, Engebret H. (Engebret Hansen), 1879-1938. Letter from Engebret H. Sund to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 Aug. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69985.
APA:
Sund, Engebret H. (Engebret Hansen), 1879-1938., [1911, August 18]. Letter from Engebret H. Sund to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o69985.
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 16, 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.
