Letter from Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Addams, Jane, 1860-1935, Books and reading, Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881, Froude, James Anthony, 1818-1894, Heins, George L. (George Lewis), 1860-1907, La Farge, C. Grant (Christopher Grant), 1862-1938, Paul, Herbert W. (Herbert Woodfield), 1853-1935, Plunkett, Horace Curzon, Sir, 1854-1932, Trevelyan, George Macaulay, 1876-1962
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Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge tells President Roosevelt her thoughts on a variety of books she has read recently. Notably she read and enjoyed George Macaulay Trevelyan’s Garibaldi’s Defense of Rome and Herbert W. Paul’s Life of Froude. She has also read Jane Addams’ book The New Ideals of Peace, and enjoyed Horace Plunkett’s book on Ireland. Her husband C. Grant La Farge has been “splendidly” handling the new arrangements following the death of George Lewis Heins.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-01-28
Creator(s)
La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944
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
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 Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 28, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58032. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944. Letter from Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt. [28 Jan. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58032.
APA:
La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944., [1908, January 28]. Letter from Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58032.
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 15, 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.
