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Census Bureau Chief Clerk Rossiter updates Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus on the Oklahoma and Indian Territory census’s expected completion.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-30
William Sidney Rossiter met recently with Ellery Sedgwick, editor of the Atlantic Monthly, who expressed interest in publishing a memorandum on population that Rossiter was preparing for Theodore Roosevelt. Rossiter would like to allow his memorandum to be published, but wishes to make sure that Roosevelt is finished using it before he grants permission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-26
William Sidney Rossiter attempts to analyze the historical development of the world’s population before comparing it to the present day. Populations in the ancient world were much smaller than in the early twentieth century, but began to sharply increase following the industrial revolution and the movement of people into cities. Rossiter argues that these developments have broken the equilibrium that previously existed, and have also resulted in a weaker population as many families have begun to have fewer children, while at the same time society has allowed for the survival of disabled and weaker members of society.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06
William Sidney Rossiter sends his thanks to Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for their hospitality during his recent stay at Sagamore Hill. Rossiter feels that in many ways his time in Washington, D.C. was not worth much, but having gained Roosevelt’s friendship gives his time there great value.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-24
William Sidney Rossiter responds to Frank Harper’s note from Theodore Roosevelt. Rossiter accepts Roosevelt’s invitation to speak with him at Oyster Bay on June 21.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-16
William Sidney Rossiter regrets his delay in preparing the memorandum he and Theodore Roosevelt recently discussed; however, Rossiter encloses it in the letter to Roosevelt. The memorandum concerns family size and whether or not to restrict it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-12
William Sidney Rossiter informs Theodore Roosevelt he will finish the requested memorandum and will meet with Roosevelt to discuss it if he deems it necessary.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-13
William Sidney Rossiter will send Theodore Roosevelt a memorandum regarding the “race decadence problem.” He wonders whether Roosevelt saw his article on government methods in Atlantic Monthly.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-06
William Sidney Rossiter sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of the American Statistical Association Quarterly containing his article on the population of Vermont. He appreciates Roosevelt’s article “Race Decadence,” and hopes to write a follow-up.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-28
William Sidney Rossiter sends tabulations made from each census from 1790 to 1900, regarding the changing proportion of the total white population in the United States. When adjusted to include only native-born whites, the results show that adults in 1900 are only half as likely to have children than in 1790. Rossiter believes that the modern “complexity of living” and manufactured goods tend to restrict family size.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-18