Letter from Jennie Allender Rightmire to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Adult education, Awards, Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, Courage, Disabled veterans, Electric lines, Kansas--Hutchinson, Lindsey, Ben B. (Ben Barr), 1869-1943, Oklahoma--Guthrie, Prizes
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Jennie Allender Rightmire heard Theodore Roosevelt is on the Board that decides who wins the Carnegie Prize for heros and is writing to Roosevelt regarding her step-son, Robert A. Rightmire, an electrical lineman in Hutchinson, Kansas. His father is a Civil War veteran who came home from the war disabled and when his mother died, Robert was forced to grow up quickly. Jennie Rightmire believes Robert Rightmire would use the prize worthily and not waste it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-01
Creator(s)
Rightmire, Jennie Allender, -1928
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Jennie Allender Rightmire to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 1, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70261. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Rightmire, Jennie Allender, -1928. Letter from Jennie Allender Rightmire to Theodore Roosevelt. [1 Sep. 1911]. Multi-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/o70261.
APA:
Rightmire, Jennie Allender, -1928., [1911, September 1]. Letter from Jennie Allender Rightmire to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70261.
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.
