Letter from Herbert Knox Smith to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Associated Press, General Slocum (Steamboat), Steamboat disasters
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Commissioner of Corporations Smith encloses the Commission’s report about the disaster aboard the General Slocum. He has delivered copies of the report to three press associations with instructions to quote a paragraph Roosevelt specified. The report will be made public on October 17.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-14
Creator(s)
Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931
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 Herbert Knox Smith to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 14, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47281. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931. Letter from Herbert Knox Smith to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Oct. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47281.
APA:
Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931., [1904, October 14]. Letter from Herbert Knox Smith to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47281.
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. December 19, 2025. 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.
