Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank H. Hitchcock
Subject(s): Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950, Governmental investigations, Keep, Charles Hallam, 1861-1941, Letter writing, Murray, Lawrence O., 1864-1926, Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946
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President Roosevelt informs First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock he has been selected as part of a committee to investigate how to make the business of the government more efficient. The committee will also include Commissioner of Corporations James Rudolph Garfield, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor Lawrence O. Murray, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Charles Hallam Keep, and Chief of the U.S. Forest Service Gifford Pinchot. Roosevelt lists several considerations he particularly wants the committee to examine, including how to eliminate “useless letter-writing.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Hitchcock, Frank H. (Frank Harris), 1867-1935
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Frank H. Hitchcock. [June 2, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191821. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank H. Hitchcock. [2 Jun. 1905]. 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/o191821.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, June 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank H. Hitchcock.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191821.
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.
