Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
Subject(s): Anthracite Coal Strike (Pennsylvania : 1902), Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Governmental investigations, Industrial relations, Intervention (Federal government), Mitchell, John, 1870-1919, Wright, Carroll D. (Carroll Davidson), 1840-1909
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President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop about negotiations between the miners and operators in the Pennsylvania coal strike. He describes his plan to get the miners back to work and to set up a commission of inquiry. Roosevelt told John Mitchell to stop the violence, or he would do so. He encloses for Bishop a letter from former President Grover Cleveland.
Collection
Creation Date
1902-10-05
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
3
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 Joseph Bucklin Bishop. [October 5, 1902]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280932. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop. [5 Oct. 1902]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280932.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1902, October 5]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280932.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
