Telegram regarding women on revenue cutters
Subject(s): Revenue cutters, Reynolds, James Burton, 1870-1948, Sexism--Government policy, United States. Dept. of the Treasury, United States. Revenue-Cutter Service
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The telegram shares the results of a phone call between James Burton Reynolds, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and the “New York office,” presumably of the United States Revenue Cutter Service. Regulations do not allow women to land on revenue cutters and requests to that effect have always been refused.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-08
Creator(s)
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
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:
Telegram regarding women on revenue cutters. [August 1, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187032. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Telegram regarding women on revenue cutters. [1 Aug. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187032.
APA:
Unknown., [1906, August 1]. Telegram regarding women on revenue cutters.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187032.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
