Letter from William Loeb to Edith Lamb
Subject(s): Criticism, Etiquette, Literature--Competitions, Music--Competitions, Presidents' spouses, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
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William Loeb tells Edith Lamb that while First Lady Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt appreciates the compliment Lamb paid her through her suggestion, she cannot give her opinion “regarding the merits of any literary or musical composition brought to her notice” because of the volume of such requests.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-04-30
Creator(s)
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 William Loeb to Edith Lamb. [April 30, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195389. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Loeb, William, 1866-1937. Letter from William Loeb to Edith Lamb. [30 Apr. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195389.
APA:
Loeb, William, 1866-1937., [1906, April 30]. Letter from William Loeb to Edith Lamb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195389.
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.
