Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932 Archives

Maria Longworth Storer is happy the Roosevelt family will be living in her house. Storer is hoping her husband, B. Storer, will be given another post in either Paris or Berlin in the spring, depending on vacancies, and discusses the tensions in Spain following President McKinley’s recent message. Storer notes efforts to bolster “Republican Catholocism” in France.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-12-11

Creator(s)

Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Maria Storer wrote to President Roosevelt to recommend the appointment of Mr. Joseph Grew as a candidate for third secretary at the embassy in Vienna.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-25

Creator(s)

Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to William H. Taft

Maria Longworth Storer writes to Secretary of War Taft about the status of Archbishop John Ireland’s possible selection for cardinal. Storer had previously written to President Roosevelt about her concerns. She offered to carry a cable directly to Pope Pius X about the president’s good opinion of the archbishop. Her intentions are to bypass the prelates who are not in favor of the archbishop’s nomination. Two copies.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-27

Creator(s)

Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Maria Longworth Storer continues to advocate and seek support for the elevation of Archbishop John Ireland to the College of Cardinals. She offers to carry a cable directly to Pope Pius X about President Roosevelt’s good opinion of the Archbishop. Her intentions are to bypass the prelates who are not in favor of the Archbishop’s nomination.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-20

Creator(s)

Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Maria Longworth Storer apologizes to President Roosevelt and asks for his forgiveness regarding a statement she made in a previous letter. Storer felt that Roosevelt had been “unfair” to her husband, Senator Bellamy Storer, but now feels otherwise. Storer believes Roosevelt has “fought most courageously” for truth and justice.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-04-30

Creator(s)

Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to William H. Taft

Maria Longworth Storer shares with Secretary of War Taft a portion of a letter from Cardinal Merry del Val. Since Merry del Val will not write to Taft first, Storer asks that Taft send him a letter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-18

Creator(s)

Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Maria Longworth Storer tells President Roosevelt that Francis Augustus MacNutt denies that he was dismissed from diplomatic service at the Vatican and has simply gone back to the United States to “rehabilitate himself.” Ambassador to Italy Henry White is friendly with MacNutt, though Storer hopes that Secretary of State Elihu Root can find proof of his dismissal. She also asks if she and her husband can be special envoys to Spain in the event of the wedding of King Alfonso XIII.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-24

Creator(s)

Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt

Maria Longworth Storer has heard that Pope Pius X declined to promote Archbishop John Ireland to Cardinal after interference from Cardinal Raphael Merry del Val, who asserted that President Roosevelt had also advocated for the promotion of Archbishop John M. Farley. As Farley represents a “foreign and reactionary spirit,” Storer does not believe that Roosevelt would have asked for his advancement. If the assertions she heard are untrue, she asks Roosevelt to write the Pope to say so.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-20

Creator(s)

Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932

Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to John Hay

Maria Longworth Storer expresses her concerns regarding the representative of the American Catholic Church at the Vatican, Francis Augustus MacNutt. Storer relays that she believes MacNutt to be a spy, stating that his actions will negatively affect proceedings in the Philippines and the American Catholic Church. Storer also discusses the “failure” of the Vatican to properly recognize Archbishop Ireland.