Letter from Charles Follen McKim to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825, Newlands, Francis G. (Francis Griffith), 1848-1917, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, White House (Washington, D.C.)
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Charles Follen McKim requests permission to show Senator Francis G. Newlands the White House. He hopes that President Roosevelt is not out of sympathy with those who are “struggling in the cause” of Pierre Charles L’Enfant, the architect who designed the layout of the streets of Washington, D.C.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-20
Creator(s)
McKim, Charles Follen, 1847-1909
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
2
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 Charles Follen McKim to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 20, 1904]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44706. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
McKim, Charles Follen, 1847-1909. Letter from Charles Follen McKim to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Mar. 1904]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44706.
APA:
McKim, Charles Follen, 1847-1909.: , [1904, March 20]. Letter from Charles Follen McKim to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44706.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
