Letter from Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Addams, Jane, 1860-1935, Books and reading, Culture, Emigration and immigration, Race, Snyder, Carl, 1869-1946, Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910
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Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge replies to President Roosevel’s recent letter about books, and agrees with him on what he has written about Jane Addams. She believes that Addams’s arguments are not well thought out. La Farge wishes that emigration could stop for five years while the United States assimilates its citizens into a more unified whole. She recommends the book The World Machine by Carl Snyder.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-02-20
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
4
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. [February 20, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58169. 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. [20 Feb. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58169.
APA:
La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944., [1908, February 20]. 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/o58169.
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 16, 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.
