Letter from William Loeb to Annie Elizabeth Spooner

Subject(s): Entertaining--Planning, Etiquette, Loeb, Katharine W. Dorr, 1876-1966, Loeb, William, 1905-1981

William Loeb thanks Annie Elizabeth Spooner, wife of Senator John C. Spooner, for bringing the error to his attention, and encloses a note from the clerk in charge of invitations explaining how it happened. He has passed Spooner’s message along to his wife, Katharine W. Loeb, who along with his newborn son, William Loeb, is doing well.

Comments and Context

William Loeb and his wife, Katharine W. Loeb, had recently had a son, William Loeb, on December 26, 1905.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-09

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Recipient

Spooner, Annie Elizabeth Main, 1842-1930

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

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 William Loeb to Annie Elizabeth Spooner. [January 9, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193835. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Loeb, William, 1866-1937. Letter from William Loeb to Annie Elizabeth Spooner. [9 Jan. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193835.

APA:

Loeb, William, 1866-1937., [1906, January 9]. Letter from William Loeb to Annie Elizabeth Spooner.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193835.

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. February 6, 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.