Letter from Isabella Hagner to Grace Fisher

Subject(s): Etiquette, Gifts, Job hunting, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980

On behalf of Alice Roosevelt, Isabella Hagner informs Grace Fisher that she cannot comply with her wishes. She does not need Fisher’s services and is unaware of any friends who could employ her. Roosevelt also returns the gift Fisher sent, as she makes it a rule only to accept gifts from family or close personal friends.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-16

Creator(s)

James, Isabella (Belle) Hagner, 1876-1943

Recipient

McDaniel, Grace Fisher, 1872-1952

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 Isabella Hagner to Grace Fisher. [February 16, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194609. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

James, Isabella (Belle) Hagner, 1876-1943. Letter from Isabella Hagner to Grace Fisher. [16 Feb. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194609.

APA:

James, Isabella (Belle) Hagner, 1876-1943., [1906, February 16]. Letter from Isabella Hagner to Grace Fisher.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194609.

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.