Letter from Rose A. Metzler Carter Hearst to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): La Verne College, Literature--Societies, etc.

Rose A. Metzler Carter Hearst asks Theodore Roosevelt to allow The Philomathean Society at Lordsburg College to make Roosevelt an honorary member. Lordsburg College has two literary societies and Hearst believes having Roosevelt’s name associated with her society will help them in their rivalry against the other society to secure the best members.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-15

Creator(s)

Hearst, Rose A. Metzler Carter, 1896-1950

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 Rose A. Metzler Carter Hearst to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 15, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o73631. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Hearst, Rose A. Metzler Carter, 1896-1950. Letter from Rose A. Metzler Carter Hearst to Theodore Roosevelt. [15 Dec. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o73631.

APA:

Hearst, Rose A. Metzler Carter, 1896-1950., [1911, December 15]. Letter from Rose A. Metzler Carter Hearst to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o73631.

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. December 12, 2025. 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.