Maria Longworth Storer continues to advocate and seek support for the elevation of Archbishop John Ireland to the College of Cardinals. She offers to carry a cable directly to Pope Pius X about President Roosevelt’s good opinion of the Archbishop. Her intentions are to bypass the prelates who are not in favor of the Archbishop’s nomination.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-20

Creator(s)

Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

4

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 Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 20, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51852. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932. Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Nov. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51852.

APA:

Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932., [1905, November 20]. Letter from Maria Longworth Storer to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51852.

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 29, 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.