Letter from Frances Folsom Cleveland to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): California--Cleveland National Forest, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Conservation of natural resources, Eponyms, Forest reserves

Francis Folsom Cleveland thanks President Roosevelt for notifying her of the renaming of San Jacinto National Forest as Cleveland National Forest. She agrees that forest preservation was one of her husband Grover Cleveland’s priorities, and is gratified that he should be honored in such a way.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-18

Creator(s)

Cleveland, Frances Folsom, 1864-1947

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

3

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-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 Frances Folsom Cleveland to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 18, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58889. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Cleveland, Frances Folsom, 1864-1947. Letter from Frances Folsom Cleveland to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 Jul. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58889.

APA:

Cleveland, Frances Folsom, 1864-1947., [1908, July 18]. Letter from Frances Folsom Cleveland to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58889.

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 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.