Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Boards of directors, Capitalists and financiers as art collectors, Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918, Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919, Henderson, John B. (John Brooks), 1826-1913, Lodge, Anna Cabot Mills Davis, 1851-1915, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Museums--Collection management, Platt, Orville Hitchcock, 1827-1905, Roosevelt family, Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents
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Senator Henry Cabot Lodge is concerned about the possible loss of the Freer Collection which has been offered to the Smithsonian Institution. He notes that there is a vacancy on the Board of Regents for the Smithsonian because of Senator Orville Hitchcock Platt’s death. Lodge had a seat on the board when he was in the House, but lost it when he was elected to the Senate. He would like to be named a regent, and asks President Roosevelt to say a word to Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks, who has the duty of naming the regents. Lodge also sends his congratulations and best wishes to Alice Roosevelt on her engagement.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-12-05
Creator(s)
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
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 5, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51980. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. [5 Dec. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51980.
APA:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924., [1905, December 5]. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51980.
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.