Letter from Wilhelmina Caroline Van Winkle to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Auditoriums, Colby, Edith Hyde, -1962, Meetings, New Jersey, Pankhurst, Emmeline, 1858-1928, Speeches, addresses, etc., Women--Suffrage

Wilhelmina Caroline Van Winkle asks for Theodore Roosevelt’s help in supporting the New Jersey Suffrage Organization’s mass meeting on December 4. She has long supported Roosevelt and defended his name and hopes that he will support the cause.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-09

Creator(s)

Van Winkle, Wilhelmina Caroline Ginger, 1875-1933

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

5

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Wilhelmina Caroline Van Winkle to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 9, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71137. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Van Winkle, Wilhelmina Caroline Ginger, 1875-1933. Letter from Wilhelmina Caroline Van Winkle to Theodore Roosevelt. [9 Oct. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71137.

APA:

Van Winkle, Wilhelmina Caroline Ginger, 1875-1933., [1911, October 9]. Letter from Wilhelmina Caroline Van Winkle to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71137.

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.