Letter from Lewis L. Bingham to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Subject(s): Church attendance, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Sermons

Lewis L. Bingham knows Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt believes in churches and that if more people attended, there would be an increase in moral earnestness, which is essential to democracy. He asks her to show Theodore Roosevelt the enclosed appeal as he thinks it would interest him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-11

Creator(s)

Bingham, Lewis L. (Lewis Lemuel), 1867-1955

Recipient

Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

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 Lewis L. Bingham to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [November 11, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o72165. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Bingham, Lewis L. (Lewis Lemuel), 1867-1955. Letter from Lewis L. Bingham to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [11 Nov. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o72165.

APA:

Bingham, Lewis L. (Lewis Lemuel), 1867-1955., [1911, November 11]. Letter from Lewis L. Bingham to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o72165.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.