Inaugural ball dance card
Subject(s): Dance, Presidents--Inauguration, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Sixteen-page dance card for President Roosevelt’s 1905 Inaugural Ball. The dance card belonged to Elizabeth (Bess) Smallwood Lincoln, who attended Roosevelt’s 1905 inauguration. She was in Washington, D.C., at the time as a student at Washington Seminary.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Creation Date
1905-03-04
Creator(s)
Recipient
Smallwood Lincoln, Elizabeth (Bess)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Page Count
11
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
See Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Inaugural ball dance card. [March 4, 1905]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286744. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Inaugural ball dance card. [4 Mar. 1905]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286744.
APA:
Unknown.: , [1905, March 4]. Inaugural ball dance card. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286744.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-inaugural-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-inaugural-national-historic-site.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-inaugural-national-historic-site.
