Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to William Loeb

Subject(s): Dinners and dining, Heyl zu Herrnsheim, Cornelius Wilhelm von, Freiherr, 1843-1923, White House (Washington, D.C.)

Ambassador Sternburg heard that Cornelius Wilhelm von Heyl zu Herrnsheim will be attending a dinner at the White House. Sternburg asks William Loeb to return a hairpin given to his wife by a maid at a reception at the White House.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-16

Creator(s)

Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908

Recipient

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

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 Hermann Speck von Sternburg to William Loeb. [May 16, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49284. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908. Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to William Loeb. [16 May. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49284.

APA:

Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908., [1905, May 16]. Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49284.

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 12, 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.