Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Knox Smith
Subject(s): Illinois, Judson, Harry Pratt, 1849-1927, Public officers--Selection and appointment, Sims, Edwin Walter, 1870-1948
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President Roosevelt thinks that if Herbert Knox Smith can find the right man through United States District Attorney Walter Edwin Sims and the president of the University of Chicago, it would be good, because Illinois has not been given many places in the administration.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-07
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931
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 Herbert Knox Smith. [January 7, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197976. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Knox Smith. [7 Jan. 1907]. 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/o197976.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, January 7]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Knox Smith.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197976.
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.
