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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05508.219 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1910s |
| Title | Theodore Roosevelt to Walker T. Sumner sending congratulations on his elevation to bishop |
| Date | 2 October 1914 |
| Author | Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) |
| Recipient | Sumner, Walker T. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Roosevelt congratulates Sumner on being elevated to Bishop. He comments that bishops tend to grow "mentally inert" and apart from ordinary people (which he also sees as a tendency among successful professionals and businessmen), and is glad to group Sumner in with the exceptions. |
| Subjects | Religion President |
| People | Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) Sumner, Walker T. (fl. 1914) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Religion; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |