Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910

Creator(s)

Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

Unknown

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-11

Creator(s)

Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-25

Creator(s)

Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Lady Gregory sends her book Saints & Wonders to President Roosevelt and discusses the challenges of isolating the Irish Christian literature from that of Rome and Judea. Gregory has heard of Roosevelt’s interest in old Irish literature. She remarks that the Irish are “more and more turning our back to England and our face to America” as so many Irish have gone to the “Land of Promise.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-12

Lady Gregory sends her book Saints & Wonders to President Roosevelt and discusses the challenges of isolating the Irish Christian literature from that of Rome and Judea. Gregory has heard of Roosevelt’s interest in old Irish literature. She remarks that the Irish are “more and more turning our back to England and our face to America” as so many Irish have gone to the “Land of Promise.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-12

Lady Gregory writes to President Roosevelt regarding Irish literature and hopes that one day American kinsmen will travel back to Ireland to see the places in which these stories and tales unfold. Original and typewritten copy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-06-28