Letter from W. D. Murphy to Theodore Roosevelt
W. D. Murphy, pen name for Harriet Anderson Stubbs Murphy, invites Theodore Roosevelt to visit her studio and see her portraits of him. Murphy lists several of her most notable portrait subjects and how satisfied they were with her work. Murphy notifies Roosevelt the New York Historical Society wants to buy this portrait of Roosevelt, and she would like to have Roosevelt’s approval before it sells.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-05-09