Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Allen White
Subject(s): Anthracite Coal Strike (Pennsylvania : 1902), Intervention (Federal government), Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining
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President Roosevelt is occupied with the Anthracite Coal Strike. Half of the advice he receives is to show no sympathy to the miners and send troops to the mines. The other half would like him to “take the coal barons by the throat.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-06
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
White, William Allen, 1868-1944
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 William Allen White. [October 6, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o183204. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Allen White. [6 Oct. 1902]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o183204.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1902, October 6]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Allen White.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o183204.
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. March 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.
