Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott
Subject(s): Executive departments--Reorganization, Public health administration--Planning, United States. Congress, United States. Department of the Interior, United States. Dept. of the Interior
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President Roosevelt writes to Charles D. Walcott, chairman of the Commission on Reorganization of Scientific Work, asking for his and the committees further suggestions on the plan for a reorganization of the Department of the Interior into a Department of Health and Education, in light of the proposal from the Committee of One Hundred on National Health. Roosevelt details specific departments that will be reorganized and explains that this will be a part of his message to congress.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-09-28
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Walcott, Charles D. (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
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 Charles D. Walcott. [September 28, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204353. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott. [28 Sep. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204353.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, September 28]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204353.
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. May 15, 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.
