Letter from Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Books and reading, Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321, France, Hewlett, Maurice, 1861-1923, Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908, Presidents--Nomination

Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge thanks President Roosevelt for his previous letter discussing books he has been reading and shares her current reading interests. She also expresses her delight that Roosevelt won the nomination for president.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-07

Creator(s)

La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944

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

Typed

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 Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 7, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45944. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944. Letter from Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt. [7 Jul. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45944.

APA:

La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944., [1904, July 7]. Letter from Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45944.

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. February 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.