Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Wendell Phillips Stafford
Subject(s): Governmental investigations, Jails, Speeches, addresses, etc., Workhouses
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President Roosevelt is greatly impressed by Judge Wendell Phillips Stafford’s report on jails and workhouses. He would like to send it in a message both endorsing it and insisting on the points which Stafford believes are the most important, and asks Stafford to make up a rough draft of the most important points for him to discuss. Roosevelt feels that Stafford’s work is important enough that he does not want to simply transmit it, but to heartily endorse it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-31
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Stafford, Wendell Phillips, 1861-
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 Wendell Phillips Stafford. [December 31, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205961. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Wendell Phillips Stafford. [31 Dec. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205961.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, December 31]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Wendell Phillips Stafford.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205961.
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. January 9, 2026. 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.
