Letter from Stuyvesant Fish to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Constitution (United States), United States. Department of Commerce, United States. Dept. of Commerce, United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
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Stuyvesant Fish believes the Interstate Commerce Commission is weak due to its anomalous nature within the government. He suggests the Commission could be strengthened by subordinating it to a Cabinet Minister, most likely the future Secretary of the proposed Department of Commerce.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-01-20
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 Stuyvesant Fish to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 20, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40176. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Fish, Stuyvesant, 1851-1923. Letter from Stuyvesant Fish to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Jan. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40176.
APA:
Fish, Stuyvesant, 1851-1923., [1903, January 20]. Letter from Stuyvesant Fish to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40176.
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.
