Letter from Mabel E. Macomber to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Etiquette, Play, Playground Association of America, Playgrounds, Speeches, addresses, etc.
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Mabel E. Macomber, president of the City Playground League of New York, received Theodore Roosevelt’s interesting and helpful opinion on the playground creed. She found Roosevelt’s Carnegie Hall speech inspiring. Tremendous faith in the triumph of truth is necessary to keep going in reform work. Macomber discusses how she finds the playground question especially discouraging.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-04
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
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 Mabel E. Macomber to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 4, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71973. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Macomber, Mabel E., 1876-1933. Letter from Mabel E. Macomber to Theodore Roosevelt. [4 Nov. 1911]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71973.
APA:
Macomber, Mabel E., 1876-1933.: , [1911, November 4]. Letter from Mabel E. Macomber to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71973.
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 4, 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.
