Henry Bainbridge Chapin sends President Roosevelt a letter from Edward Robinson, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Chapin asks that Roosevelt let Robinson know if he will be in Washington in May so that John Singer Sargent can can come over for the presentation of Roosevelt’s portrait before commencement.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-20

Creator(s)

Chapin, Henry Bainbridge, 1857-1910

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

4

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-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 Henry Bainbridge Chapin to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 20, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280295. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Chapin, Henry Bainbridge, 1857-1910. Letter from Henry Bainbridge Chapin to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Mar. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280295.

APA:

Chapin, Henry Bainbridge, 1857-1910., [1905, March 20]. Letter from Henry Bainbridge Chapin to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280295.

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 12, 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.