Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to George B. Cortelyou
Subject(s): Anthracite Coal Strike (Pennsylvania : 1902), Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926, Governmental investigations, Olney, Richard, 1835-1917, Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining, United States. Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
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Nicholas Murray Butler can so far only recommend President Eliot of Harvard University for the Anthracite Coal Strike investigatory committee. He suggests that one member of the committee should be from the Midwest and should be wholly unconnected with either side of the conflict.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-13
Creator(s)
Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947
Recipient
Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940
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 Nicholas Murray Butler to George B. Cortelyou. [October 13, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39322. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947. Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to George B. Cortelyou. [13 Oct. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39322.
APA:
Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947., [1902, October 13]. Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to George B. Cortelyou.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39322.
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. January 22, 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.
