Letter from Catherine McLean Brown New to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918, New, Harry S. (Harry Stewart), 1858-1937

Catherine McLean Brown New writes to President Roosevelt about her husband, Harry S. New, who she believes has been thwarted and maligned by Republican party officials and politicians in Indiana. She is particularly worried that Senator Charles W. Fairbanks will alter Roosevelt’s opinion of her husband.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-01

Creator(s)

New, Catherine McLean Brown, 1870-

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

9

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 Catherine McLean Brown New to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 1, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47845. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

New, Catherine McLean Brown, 1870-. Letter from Catherine McLean Brown New to Theodore Roosevelt. [1 Dec. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47845.

APA:

New, Catherine McLean Brown, 1870-., [1904, December 1]. Letter from Catherine McLean Brown New to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47845.

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. January 15, 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.