Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bishops, Cardinals, Catholic Church, Catholic Church. Archdiocese of New York (N.Y.), Corrigan, Michael Augustine, 1839-1902, Farley, John M. (John Murphy), 1842-1918, Ireland, John, 1838-1918, Italy--Rome, Italy--Venice, Merry del Val, Raphael, 1865-1930, Philbin, Eugene A. (Eugene Ambrose), 1857-1920, Pius X, Pope, 1835-1914, Spanish-American War (1898), Vatican City, Windisch-Graetz, Alexandrine, Princess, 1850-1933
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Maria Longworth Storer has heard that Pope Pius X declined to promote Archbishop John Ireland to Cardinal after interference from Cardinal Raphael Merry del Val, who asserted that President Roosevelt had also advocated for the promotion of Archbishop John M. Farley. As Farley represents a “foreign and reactionary spirit,” Storer does not believe that Roosevelt would have asked for his advancement. If the assertions she heard are untrue, she asks Roosevelt to write the Pope to say so.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-20
Creator(s)
Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 20, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300263. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932. Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Nov. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300263.
APA:
Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932., [1905, November 20]. Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300263.
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.
