Letter from Loudovica Butler to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Autographs, Families, Families--Portraits, Family, Family--Portraits
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Loudovica Butler sends Theodore Roosevelt a portrait of her family and requests he autograph it. She read Roosevelt’s writings on race suicide with interest and promised she would send him a photograph if she had ten children. Two years ago, she had ten living children but sadly lost the youngest.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-10
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Loudovica Butler to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 10, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o72133. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Butler, Loudovica, 1871-1950. Letter from Loudovica Butler to Theodore Roosevelt. [10 Nov. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o72133.
APA:
Butler, Loudovica, 1871-1950., [1911, November 10]. Letter from Loudovica Butler to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o72133.
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. May 15, 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.
