Letter from James Rudolph Garfield to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Great Lakes Region, Greeley, Frederick, 1856-1912, Hopkins, Albert J. (Albert Jarvis), 1846-1922, Hydraulic engineering, Illinois--Chicago, Local officials and employees--Selection and appointment, United States. Department of Commerce and Labor, United States. Dept. of Commerce and Labor
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James Rudolph Garfield, Commissioner of Corporations in the Department of Commerce and Labor, has questions for President Roosevelt about the required qualifications for the Chicago member of the Lake Level Commission, as he has a man in mind. The commission studied changing depths and patterns in the Great Lakes.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-09-11
Creator(s)
Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 James Rudolph Garfield to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 11, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42160. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950. Letter from James Rudolph Garfield to Theodore Roosevelt. [11 Sep. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42160.
APA:
Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950., [1903, September 11]. Letter from James Rudolph Garfield to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42160.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
