Letter from Mary Adaline Lamb to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Debates and debating, Initiative, Right of, Recall, Referendum, West Texas State Normal College

On behalf of her students, Mary Adaline Lamb, an educator at the West Texas State Normal College, asks Theodore Roosevelt for resources on the initiative, referendum, and recall in preparation for an academic debate.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-29

Creator(s)

Lamb, Mary Adaline, 1864-1940

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

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 Mary Adaline Lamb to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 29, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71755. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Lamb, Mary Adaline, 1864-1940. Letter from Mary Adaline Lamb to Theodore Roosevelt. [29 Oct. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71755.

APA:

Lamb, Mary Adaline, 1864-1940., [1911, October 29]. Letter from Mary Adaline Lamb to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71755.

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. April 6, 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.