Letter from Raphael Merry del Val to Maria Longworth Storer

Subject(s): Catholic Church. Collegium Cardinalium, Church polity, United States

Cardinal Merry del Val tells Maria Longworth Storer there will be no new American cardinal selected in the next consistory, which is a formal meeting of the Sacred College of Cardinals.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-23

Creator(s)

Merry del Val, Raphael, 1865-1930

Recipient

Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

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 Raphael Merry del Val to Maria Longworth Storer. [November 23, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51885. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Merry del Val, Raphael, 1865-1930. Letter from Raphael Merry del Val to Maria Longworth Storer. [23 Nov. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51885.

APA:

Merry del Val, Raphael, 1865-1930., [1905, November 23]. Letter from Raphael Merry del Val to Maria Longworth Storer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51885.

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.