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Judge Lindsey encloses the revised article for The Outlook and requests that it be reviewed before his visit to New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-27
Judge Lindsey requests that a revision of his article, “Chloroforming the People,” be reviewed as the basis for its potential appearance in The Outlook.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-30
Judge Lindsey has mailed the revised copy of “Chloroforming the People.” He will arrive in New York on July 3 and intends to accept Theodore Roosevelt’s invitation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-30
Judge Lindsey provides an update on his efforts combating special interests, particularly his contention that the Colorado State Bureau of Child and Animal Protection is a private society in violation of the state constitution. He requests input on another article and would like to meet with Theodore Roosevelt in early July.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-22
Judge Lindsey expresses his support for the scouting movement.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-19
Theodore Roosevelt should receive a statement from Judge Lindsey on Monday morning. Lindsey has completed his article for The Outlook.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-11
Judge Lindsey is sending material related to an article he is writing on the corrupt use of publications and philanthropic organizations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-01
Judge Lindsey reviews his plan, with Theodore Roosevelt’s assistance, to fight the special interests.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-26
Judge Lindsey is delighted at the opportunity presented in Theodore Roosevelt’s letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-26
Judge Lindsey was pleased with Theodore Roosevelt’s comments on the employer’s compensatory law. One of Lindsey’s primary goals is to protect children’s homes from the “injustice of industrialism.” He encloses a “refreshing” opinion from Judge Carpenter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-15
Judge Lindsey is thankful for the footnote in The Outlook and is prepared to play his role in the “great struggle.” He was pleased to see Roosevelt’s reception on the West Coast.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-07
Judge Lindsey encloses a letter he sent to Lyman Abbott and was pleased to meet Ted Roosevelt in San Francisco.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-22
Judge Lindsey understands the reasoning for the rejection of the article regarding press attacks on himself and Theodore Roosevelt. However, he believes that these attacks need to be addressed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-22
Judge Lindsey encloses a letter and article he will be sending to Lawrence F. Abbott.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-13
Judge Lindsey encourages Theodore Roosevelt to speak at the meeting of the Child Welfare Committee. He also encloses several clippings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-04
Judge Lindsey will be unable to attend the conference as he must combat legislation threatening the work of his juvenile court. He encourages Theodore Roosevelt to speak at the conference.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-30
Judge Lindsey writes that he appreciates author Jane Dearborn Mills’ book The Mother-Artist. Both he and his chief probation officer have read it and found it to be a useful guide for mothers. He congratulates her on the work and the good it will no doubt accomplish. Mills notes at the bottom that she is “an entire stranger to Judge Lindsey.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-01
Judge Lindsey contemplates the duty of the community in raising children. It is important for communities to provide places where children can play and grow, because without areas where this is permitted they will still act and play as children, but may do so where it is not permitted and thus risk wrongly running afoul of the law. Communities play almost as important a role as parents in the raising of children.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909
Judge Lindsey describes a recent Colorado law putting in place probation for children in cases of misdemeanors. Unlike previously, the law now places the priority on the individual and helping correct their behavior, instead of purely on the property in the case. At present, the laws are so harsh as to make them infrequently applied, letting many people go without any sort of restitution or punishment. This harsh punishment, even when it is applied, does little to prevent similar crimes, and Lindsey predicts that this new method may prove more effective.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-08
Judge Lindsey recounts the history of how children and young adults have been treated in the judicial system. He considers the morality of children, and how they come to be taught the correct ways to act as adults. In a perfect society, the home and church could be relied upon to provide moral training, but instead the state also must play its role through schools and the courts. Lindsey especially points out the duty of schools to condemn the crimes of businesses and public officials when they see them, so that they do not become bad examples that youths begin to emulate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909