Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to F. M. Ives
Subject(s): New York (N.Y.). Police Department, New York (N.Y.). Police Dept., Police administration, Quotations, Thank-you notes
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Commissioner Roosevelt thanks F. M. Ives for the Barras quote and agrees that a free hand is needed to reorganize the New York City Police Department.
Collection
Creation Date
1895-09-28
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 F. M. Ives. [September 28, 1895]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286246. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to F. M. Ives. [28 Sep. 1895]. Image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286246.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1895, September 28]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to F. M. Ives.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286246.
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. January 15, 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.
