Letter from Pearl Wight to Joseph M. Dixon
Subject(s): Business and politics, Louisiana, Political parties--Management, Political parties--Officials and employees, Republican National Convention, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Sugar trade--Political aspects, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Pearl Wight reviews the confused Republican political situation in Louisiana. He expects that there will be three delegations from Louisiana to the Republican National Convention; office holders supporting President Taft, sugar industry supporters for Taft, and Wight’s Roosevelt delegation
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-04-17
Creator(s)
Recipient
Dixon, Joseph M. (Joseph Moore), 1867-1934
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Pearl Wight to Joseph M. Dixon. [April 17, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o81443. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wight, Pearl, 1844-1920. Letter from Pearl Wight to Joseph M. Dixon. [17 Apr. 1912]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o81443.
APA:
Wight, Pearl, 1844-1920., [1912, April 17]. Letter from Pearl Wight to Joseph M. Dixon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o81443.
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. February 6, 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.