Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lawrence O. Murray
Subject(s): Editorials, Fire investigation--Standards, Fire resistant materials--Standards, Fires--Safety measures, General Slocum (Steamboat), Life preservers--Standards, New York (State)--New York, Press, Steamboat disasters
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President Roosevelt would like a report from Acting Secretary of Commerce and Labor Murray on the investigation of the General Slocum disaster. His request is in response to an editorial published on September 24, 1904, in the Washington Star titled “Self-Applied White Wash.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-09-25
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Murray, Lawrence O., 1864-1926
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 Lawrence O. Murray. [September 25, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189291. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lawrence O. Murray. [25 Sep. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189291.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, September 25]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lawrence O. Murray.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189291.
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 5, 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.
