Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Willoughby B. Dobbs
Subject(s): Black, Frank Swett, 1853-1913, Civil service--Examinations, Letters, New York (State). Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Police, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1831-1878
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt thanks Willoughby B. Dobbs for the information in his last letter. He hopes the New York Police Board will not change the civil service examinations and expresses frustration towards the choices Governor Frank Swett Black has made. Roosevelt asks Dobbs to answer the woman who wrote the enclosed letter, as her husband was a client of Roosevelt’s father and he would like to help her because of the connection.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-05-25
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Dobbs, Willoughby B. (Willoughby Barrett), 1861-1931
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Willoughby B. Dobbs. [May 25, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158794. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Willoughby B. Dobbs. [25 May. 1897]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158794.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, May 25]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Willoughby B. Dobbs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158794.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
