Letter from Wilson S. Bissell to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Great Lakes, Independent regulatory commissions--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Lakes--Management, Symons, T. W. (Thomas William), 1849-1920, Water resources development--Government policy--International cooperation, Water--Management
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The pending River and Harbor Bill has a clause for an international commission for regulating the levels of the Great Lakes. Wilson Bissell recommends T. W. Symons for a position on this commission.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-04-24
Creator(s)
Bissell, Wilson Shannon, 1847-1903
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
2
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 Wilson S. Bissell to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 24, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37682. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bissell, Wilson Shannon, 1847-1903. Letter from Wilson S. Bissell to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 Apr. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37682.
APA:
Bissell, Wilson Shannon, 1847-1903., [1902, April 24]. Letter from Wilson S. Bissell to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37682.
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 12, 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.
