Letter from Eleanor L. Burns to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Colorado--Colorado Springs, Congresses and conventions, Farm management--Women, Homemakers, Speeches, addresses, etc., Women in agriculture
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Eleanor L. Burns, acting secretary of the International Congress of Farm Women, shares with Theodore Roosevelt what the organization is doing to improve rural home life for women, and the context for why the organization exists in the first place. Burns asks if Roosevelt can attend the First Congress, and if not if he could write to various members of the County Life Commission to motivate them to participate in the convention.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-06
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
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 Eleanor L. Burns to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 6, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70324. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Eleanor L. Burns. Letter from Eleanor L. Burns to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Sep. 1911]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70324.
APA:
Eleanor L. Burns.: , [1911, September 6]. Letter from Eleanor L. Burns to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70324.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
