Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Van Leer Polk
Subject(s): Alien labor, Chinese, Foreign workers, Chinese, Luncheons, Scheduling, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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President Roosevelt will take the matter that Van Leer Polk wrote him about up with Secretary of War William H. Taft. Polk has given him valuable information about the Chinese laborers, and he is inclined to agree with his assessment. He looks forward to seeing Polk and others at lunch, and suggests a date and time.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-03-09
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Van Leer Polk. [March 9, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194873. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Van Leer Polk. [9 Mar. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194873.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, March 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Van Leer Polk.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194873.
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 12, 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.
