Letter from Frances Griscom Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Autographs--Exhibitions, New York (State)--New York--Manhattan, Thank-you notes

Frances Griscom Parsons, who created and managed the DeWitt Clinton Park’s Juvenile Agricultural School, thanks President Roosevelt for his letter and an autographed photo of Roosevelt and one of his wife Edith. Parsons will show the pictures to the children attending the school. Parsons also showed Roosevelt’s letter to the Park Commissioner and the Board of Education.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-24

Creator(s)

Parsons, Frances Griscom, 1850-1923

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

3

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 Frances Griscom Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 24, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48585. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Parsons, Frances Griscom, 1850-1923. Letter from Frances Griscom Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 Jan. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48585.

APA:

Parsons, Frances Griscom, 1850-1923., [1905, January 24]. Letter from Frances Griscom Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48585.

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 27, 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.