Letter from Douglas Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Alexander, James W. (James Waddel), 1839-1915, Belmont, August, 1853-1924, Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations, Children's Aid Society (New York, N.Y.), Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, Harvard Club of New York City, Insurance premiums, Insurance, Life--Policies, Life insurance policies, Meetings, Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, New York Life Insurance Company, New York Orthopaedic Hospital, Rixey, Presley Marion, 1852-1928, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1831-1878
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The premiums on President Roosevelt’s three life insurance policies have been paid and Douglas Robinson recommends a fourth. He has arranged for the commissions on two of the policies to be paid as charitable contributions to the Orthopaedic Hospital and the Children’s Aid Society. James W. Alexander, president of Equitable Life Insurance Company, has requested to meet Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-11-16
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Douglas Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 16, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35894. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Robinson, Douglas, 1855-1918. Letter from Douglas Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt. [16 Nov. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35894.
APA:
Robinson, Douglas, 1855-1918., [1901, November 16]. Letter from Douglas Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35894.
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. July 30, 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.
