John L. Davie letters, 1895-1929

Letter from President Theodore Roosevelt to Mayor John L. Davie, dated October 31, 1919.
Letter from President Theodore Roosevelt to Mayor John L. Davie, dated October 31, 1919. Oakland Public Library, Oakland History Center.

Incoming and outgoing letters of Oakland, California, Mayor John L. Davie. The five incoming letters (1915-1923) consist of three short typescript notes and two pre-printed cards, from William H. Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, the Wilson White House, the secretary to President Woodrow Wilson, and Mrs. Warren G. Harding. The three outgoing letters consist of two short typescript letters to Adolph Sutro (1895), President Calvin Coolidge (1924), and one personal letter from Davie to his grandson, Wilbur Davie, addressed to City Hall (1929), and describing Davie's voyage to Scotland.

(OHC MSS DAVIE)

8 letters in 1 folder, .02 linear feet

Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.