Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Swett Black
Subject(s): Examinations, New York (N.Y.). Police Department, New York (N.Y.). Police Dept., New York (State). Civil Service Commission
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A copy of a letter sent by New York City Police Commissioner Roosevelt to New York Governor Frank Swett Black. Roosevelt talks of enclosing the results of the test given to police recruits and the wrong answers given to history questions. He feels the civil service exams are not infallible but do serve as a good measure of a candidate’s aptitude.
Collection
Creation Date
1897-01-08
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
6
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Swett Black. [January 8, 1897]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280261. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Swett Black. [8 Jan. 1897]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280261.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, January 8]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Swett Black.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280261.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
