Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt
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