Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 to Bishop Walker T. Sumner

GLC05508.219

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GLC#
GLC05508.219-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
October 2, 1914
Author/Creator
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Title
to Bishop Walker T. Sumner
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 24.1 cm, Width: 19.7 cm
Primary time period
Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
Sub-Era
The Politics of Reform

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.

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