Letter from Isabella Hagner

Subject(s): Etiquette, Letters

Isabella Hagner, White House Social Secretary, writes to an unknown person on behalf of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to acknowledge receipt of a letter and a gift. The gift has been returned, as Mrs. Roosevelt receives so many that she has instituted a policy to accept none of them.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-02

Creator(s)

James, Isabella (Belle) Hagner, 1876-1943

Recipient

Unknown

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Isabella Hagner. [November 2, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189748. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

James, Isabella (Belle) Hagner, 1876-1943. Letter from Isabella Hagner. [2 Nov. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189748.

APA:

James, Isabella (Belle) Hagner, 1876-1943., [1904, November 2]. Letter from Isabella Hagner.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189748.

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. January 16, 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.