Letter from William Edgar Borah to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bills, Legislative, Child welfare--Law and legislation, Curtis, Charles, 1860-1936, Lobbying, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, United States. Children's Bureau
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Senator Borah asks Theodore Roosevelt to contact Senators Henry Cabot Lodge, Charles Curtis, and Elihu Root to seek their support for passage of the Children’s Bureau bill.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-01-24
Creator(s)
Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 William Edgar Borah to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 24, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o75887. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940. Letter from William Edgar Borah to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 Jan. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o75887.
APA:
Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940., [1912, January 24]. Letter from William Edgar Borah to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o75887.
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. January 23, 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.
