Letter from Walter L. Church to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Adult education, Education, Publishing, Universities and colleges, YMCA of the USA
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Walter L. Church sends Theodore Roosevelt a proposal for the establishment of a “Railroad University,” suggesting it could serve as a nonsectarian educational institution and asking Roosevelt to help promote the idea through publication in the Outlook.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-13
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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
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 Walter L. Church to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 13, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70247. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Church, Walter L., 1851-. Letter from Walter L. Church to Theodore Roosevelt. [13 Sep. 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/o70247.
APA:
Church, Walter L., 1851-., [1911, September 13]. Letter from Walter L. Church to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70247.
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.
