Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Bronson Reynolds
Subject(s): Addams, Jane, 1860-1935, Emigration and immigration, Governmental investigations, Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910, Watchorn, Robert, 1858-1944
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President Roosevelt thanks James Bronson Reynolds for everything he has written, and has sent Reynolds’s memorandum to the Bureau of Animal industry for comment. There is no committee on immigration, and does not believe that if there were one he would appoint Jane Addams to it. Roosevelt asks Reynolds to show this letter to Robert Watchorn, commissioner of immigration at Ellis Island, and tell him that Roosevelt wishes for Reynolds to be given a free hand to look into any matter there. Reynolds can start the work there any time after September 1.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-11
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Reynolds, James Bronson, 1861-1924
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 James Bronson Reynolds. [July 11, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196065. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Bronson Reynolds. [11 Jul. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196065.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, July 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Bronson Reynolds.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196065.
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.
