Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to American Institute of Architects
Subject(s): Architects, Boring, William A. (William Alciphron), 1859-1937, Brown, Glenn, 1854-1932, Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934, La Farge, C. Grant (Christopher Grant), 1862-1938, Landscape architects, Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.), Memorials, Nominations for office, Painters, Peabody, Robert Swain, 1845-1917, Post, George Browne, 1837-1913, Sculptors, Trowbridge, Samuel B. P. (Samuel Breck Parkman), 1862-1925
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President Roosevelt agrees with the American Institute of Architects’s suggestion to create a Council of Fine Arts to advise the government in matters relating to architecture, monuments, and the arts. He instructs the American Institute of Architects to compose a list of thirty men from around the country to serve as members of the Council, and expects that they will advocate for legislation to make the Council permanent. President Roosevelt also requests that the Council immediately report and advise on the creation of the Lincoln Memorial.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-01-11
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
American Institute of Architects
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 American Institute of Architects. [January 11, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206094. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to American Institute of Architects. [11 Jan. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206094.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, January 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to American Institute of Architects.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206094.
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. March 13, 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.
