Letter from Mary Helen Carlisle to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Subject(s): Architecture--Pictorial works, George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens, Painting, Roosevelt family, Women painters
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Painter Mary Helen Carlisle asks Anna Roosevelt Cowles if she could speak to President Roosevelt about granting her access to the White House grounds to sketch. William Loeb granted her a permit, but only for the front of the White House.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-05-15
Creator(s)
Carlisle, Mary Helen, 1869-1925
Recipient
Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931
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
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 Mary Helen Carlisle to Anna Roosevelt Cowles. [May 15, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56110. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Carlisle, Mary Helen, 1869-1925. Letter from Mary Helen Carlisle to Anna Roosevelt Cowles. [15 May. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56110.
APA:
Carlisle, Mary Helen, 1869-1925., [1907, May 15]. Letter from Mary Helen Carlisle to Anna Roosevelt Cowles.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56110.
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.
