Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry S. Pritchett
Subject(s): Education, Emigration and immigration law, Federal aid to vocational education, Immigrants--Legal status, laws, etc., Industrial arts--Study and teaching
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President Roosevelt sends Henry S. Pritchett, President of the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education, an excerpt from an address he will be giving regarding the lack of development for industrial schools. The speech covers how the federal government has protected American citizens from paupers through anti-immigration legislation. However, the government needs to do more to train Americans in the industrial arts.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-05-24
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Pritchett, Henry S. (Henry Smith), 1857-1939
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 Henry S. Pritchett. [May 24, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199436. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry S. Pritchett. [24 May. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199436.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, May 24]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry S. Pritchett.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199436.
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.
