Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Halsey Cooley Ives
Subject(s): Art museums, Art--Study and teaching, Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912, Dielman, Frederick, 1847-1935, La Farge, John, 1835-1910, McKim, Charles Follen, 1847-1909, Public opinion, American, Saint Louis Museum of Fine Arts, Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907, Skiff, F. J. V. (Frederick James Volney), 1851-1921
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President Roosevelt feels that the American public will support the enterprise Halsey Cooley Ives is engaged in, and feels that the creation of such a museum of art will “be one of the strongest factors in the development of art education and of the appreciation of art,” not only in Missouri, but throughout the United States. He hopes that Ives is able to do the work he suggests.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-04-18
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Ives, Halsey Cooley, 1847-1911
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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 Theodore Roosevelt to Halsey Cooley Ives. [April 18, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195243. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Halsey Cooley Ives. [18 Apr. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195243.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, April 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Halsey Cooley Ives.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195243.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
