Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to S. N. D. North
Subject(s): Employee selection, Whelchel, Jasper E. (Jasper Esten), 1868-1924
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President Roosevelt asks Census Director S. N. D. North to look into the matter connected with Jasper E. Whelchel’s case. Roosevelt does not want to do injustice to anyone, but, all things being equal, suggests that a man with children should be given preference over other men who do not have children.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-11
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
North, S. N. D. (Simon Newton Dexter), 1849-1924
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 S. N. D. North. [January 11, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193882. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to S. N. D. North. [11 Jan. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193882.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, January 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to S. N. D. North.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193882.
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 30, 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.
