Letter from James Bryce to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Books and reading, Civil service reform, Constitutions--U.S. states, Friendship--Correspondence, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, North Dakota, Norway--North Cape Region, Patronage, Political, Poore, Benjamin Perley, 1820-1887
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James Bryce asks Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt for information on Civil Service Reform for a new edition of his book, The American Commonwealth. Bryce asks specifically about the total number of offices included in the Pendleton Act, and the total number of places in the Federal Civil Service. In addition, Bryce hopes Roosevelt will remind “[Henry Cabot] Lodge of his promise to take steps to have an official publication of State Constitutions, in continuation of [Benjamin Perley] Poore’s Collection.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1891-12-12
Creator(s)
Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from James Bryce to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 12, 1891]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25578. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922. Letter from James Bryce to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 Dec. 1891]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25578.
APA:
Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922., [1891, December 12]. Letter from James Bryce to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25578.
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 23, 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.
