Letter from Edith Stowe to Mary Leontine Roosevelt Leaycraft

Subject(s): Civil service--Examinations, Employees--Appointment, qualifications, tenure, etc., Employment references

Edith Stowe requests help in finding a suitable government position in Washington, D.C., or Baltimore, Maryland. Stowe cannot take the civil service examination as it would delay her acquiring a position for several months.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-08

Creator(s)

Conn, Edith Stowe, 1878-1952

Recipient

Leaycraft, Mary Leontine Roosevelt, 1854-1950

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

8

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 Edith Stowe to Mary Leontine Roosevelt Leaycraft. [July 8, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41209. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Conn, Edith Stowe, 1878-1952. Letter from Edith Stowe to Mary Leontine Roosevelt Leaycraft. [8 Jul. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41209.

APA:

Conn, Edith Stowe, 1878-1952., [1903, July 8]. Letter from Edith Stowe to Mary Leontine Roosevelt Leaycraft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41209.

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 5, 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.