Letter from Tallulah V. Lang to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Marriage, Marriage brokerage
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Tallulah V. Lang, a 30 year old single clerk in the Census Bureau, asks President Roosevelt to arrange a meeting between her and “some refined intelligent gentleman” who could be her “happy companion for life.” Miss Lang fears she may lose her job and hopes that Roosevelt might “assist her to a good situation.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-01-27
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
8
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 Tallulah V. Lang to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 27, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36831. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lang, Tallulah V.. Letter from Tallulah V. Lang to Theodore Roosevelt. [27 Jan. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36831.
APA:
Lang, Tallulah V.., [1902, January 27]. Letter from Tallulah V. Lang to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36831.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
