Letter from Alicia E. Sanderson to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Autographs, Birthdays, People with disabilities
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Fifteen-year-old Alicia E. Sanderson wishes Theodore Roosevelt a happy birthday. She shares that she cannot walk alone and that her father died five years ago. Sanderson is very fond of Roosevelt and asks for his autograph.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-10-26
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 Alicia E. Sanderson to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 26, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71659. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sanderson, Alicia E.. Letter from Alicia E. Sanderson to Theodore Roosevelt. [26 Oct. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 24, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71659.
APA:
Sanderson, Alicia E.., [1911, October 26]. Letter from Alicia E. Sanderson to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71659.
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. March 24, 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.
