Letter from William Miller Collier to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Antitrust law, Employees--Appointment, qualifications, tenure, etc., Employees--Resignation, United States. Department of Commerce and Labor, United States. Department of Justice, United States. Dept. of Commerce and Labor, United States. Dept. of Justice
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Solicitor Collier writes to President Roosevelt to lay out the facts leading to his desire to tender his resignation and asks Roosevelt’s opinion on how to proceed. Collier outlines his decision to accept his current position at the Department of Commerce–funded through a Congressional appropriation for anti-trust investigations–then describes his discovery that there was no opportunity for anti-trust work at the Department. Collier would like to resign but is concerned about publicizing the fact that the Department is not prosecuting trust cases, of adversely affecting the election, and of souring his relations with the Roosevelt administration. Collier asks Roosevelt if there might be another position where he could work on anti-trust cases or if Roosevelt has further advice on this matter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-09-20
Creator(s)
Collier, William Miller, 1867-1956
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
7
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William Miller Collier to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 20, 1904]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46968. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Collier, William Miller, 1867-1956. Letter from William Miller Collier to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Sep. 1904]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46968.
APA:
Collier, William Miller, 1867-1956.: , [1904, September 20]. Letter from William Miller Collier to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46968.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
