Letter from Paul de Schewinitz to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922, Bethlehem Steel Company, Capen, Samuel B. (Samuel Billings), 1842-1914, Central Moravian Church (Bethlehem, Pa.), Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901, Leupp, Francis E. (Francis Ellington), 1849-1918, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Missionaries, Moravian Church in America, Pennsylvania--Bethlehem Region, Railroads, Speeches, addresses, etc.
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Paul de Schweinitiz, a Moravian minister, reminds Theodore Roosevelt of their past correspondence during and after the Ecumenical Missionary Conference of 1900, and asks if Roosevelt would be willing to deliver the Anniversary Address at the 72nd anniversary of the Man’s Missionary Society.Schweinitiz then offers a train schedule from New York to Bethlehem and an itinerary for the event in case Roosevelt is able to accept this request.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-08-31
Creator(s)
de Schweinitz, Paul, 1863-1940
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 Paul de Schewinitz to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 31, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70218. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
de Schweinitz, Paul, 1863-1940. Letter from Paul de Schewinitz to Theodore Roosevelt. [31 Aug. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70218.
APA:
de Schweinitz, Paul, 1863-1940., [1911, August 31]. Letter from Paul de Schewinitz to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70218.
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. April 6, 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.
