Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-04-22

Creator(s)

Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Herbert Knox Smith provides Theodore Roosevelt with the full name and address of Balthasar Henry Meyer of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Smith has been enjoying life in Farmington, Connecticut, and his wife is doing well.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-27

Creator(s)

Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931

Herbert Knox Smith acknowledges receipt of Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary’s letter and informs him that he and his wife, Gertrude E. Dietrich, will be happy to lunch with Roosevelt on Friday.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-20

Creator(s)

Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931

Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith of the Bureau of Corporations mentions that Theodore Roosevelt requested to see him and his wife, Gertrude E. Dietrich Smith, the next time they visit New York. Smith informs Roosevelt that they will be in the city the following week on Friday, September 22nd. He requests a visit with Roosevelt, but emphasizes that they do not wish to intrude on his time.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-14

Creator(s)

Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931

Acting Secretary of Commerce and Labor Smith informs Nevada N. Stranahan, customs collector for the Port of New York, of the delay in the ruling regarding life preservers and children under six years. He details the ruling’s reasons, which ultimately concludes that life preservers should be required for each child regardless of paid fare or age.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-21

Creator(s)

Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931

Herbert Knox Smith encloses to Theodore Roosevelt an “evolved” draft of a federal publicity and registration bill for corporations. Smith admits that the bill is “frankly a publicity bill and nothing else“, as it relies on corporations voluntarily registering, though it will do some good and will “gradually establish a sort of Federal relationship between industrial corporations and the Federal Government.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-01

Creator(s)

Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931

Herbert Knox Smith will be in New York on Friday and would like to see Theodore Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-06

Creator(s)

Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

In response to a number of documents and letters sent to him by Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus, Commissioner of the Bureau of Corporations Smith responds to several matters regarding bucket-shops and stock exchanges. First, he writes that the bill purporting to ban bucket-shops is confusing and does not merit attention, largely because of its poor definition of such exchanges and the difficulty of enforcing it as written. Second, Smith discusses the merits of attempting to limit speculative transactions. It is especially important to keep prices stable. Finally, Smith discusses German laws regarding speculation and exchanges. He examines the constitutionality of the government managing the markets and exchanges and believes that the most effective way would be through the use of taxation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-21

Creator(s)

Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931

Commissioner of Corporations Smith encloses the Commission’s report about the disaster aboard the General Slocum. He has delivered copies of the report to three press associations with instructions to quote a paragraph Roosevelt specified. The report will be made public on October 17.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-14

Creator(s)

Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931

Herbert Knox Smith asserts that Theodore Roosevelt was focused on achieving “a unity of America,” and that he tried to achieve this by stressing equality of opportunity. Smith says that some of Roosevelt’s policies, such as the conservation of natural resources for all to use, promoted this equality.

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Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

Unknown

Text of an address by Herbert Knox Smith regarding Theodore Roosevelt’s leadership qualities and ability. The speech was delivered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 26, 1924.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1925

Creator(s)

Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931

Herbert Knox Smith informs President Roosevelt that he has accepted the position of Deputy Commissioner of Corporations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-20

Creator(s)

Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931