Letter from Jacob A. Riis to Theodore Roosevelt
Jacob A. Riis sends an enclosure by Charles Frederick Weller regarding Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-18
Your TR Source
Weller, Charles Frederick, 1870-
Letter from the Finance Committee of Neighborhood House Incorporated to Theodore Roosevelt
The Finance Committee of Neighborhood House Incorporated writes to President Roosevelt asking for a contribution, reminding him that he donated $50 the year before.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02-04
Creator(s)
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry B. F. Macfarland
President Roosevelt joins with Henry B. F. Macfarland’s committee and all the citizens of Washington, D.C., to recognize the social service that Charles Frederick Weller and Eugenia Winston Weller have performed over the past seven years. Among many other initiatives, the couple worked on committees to prevent consumption, improve housing conditions, and establish playgrounds and summer outings. Their departure is widely regretted.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-11-18
Creator(s)
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Louise Holmes Vanderbilt
President Roosevelt thanks Louise Holmes Vanderbilt for the thousand dollars she sent, and describes how he spent and donated it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02-04
Creator(s)
The social settlement
The pamphlet chronicles the efforts of the Social Settlement to provide shelter, education, and job training to African American children and adults and provides photographs and anecdotes of those that the settlement has helped. The pamphlet asks for donations to support the organization and concludes with lists of the executive committee, current sponsors, and a subscription form.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-06-05
Creator(s)
Business card for Edwin Snow La Fetra
Business card naming Edwin Snow La Fetra as “Treasurer of the ‘Social Settlement’ at 118 M. St. S. W. for Colored Boys, Girls, and Adults.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-06-05
Creator(s)
Neighborhood House
The writer describes the origin of Neighborhood House and its charitable, educational, and recreational efforts. The writer includes photographs of Neighborhood House as well as lists of volunteers, workers, and donors.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906