Letter from Henry Litchfield West to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Air--Pollution--Prevention, Air--Pollution--Prevention--Government policy, Smoke
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Henry Litchfield West thanks President Roosevelt for his public letter on the smoke nuisance. West has been very clear in his support of the law, but his work on enforcing it seems to be a story of “neutralized endeavor.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-25
Creator(s)
West, Henry Litchfield, 1859-1940
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
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 Henry Litchfield West to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 25, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48209. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
West, Henry Litchfield, 1859-1940. Letter from Henry Litchfield West to Theodore Roosevelt. [25 Dec. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48209.
APA:
West, Henry Litchfield, 1859-1940., [1904, December 25]. Letter from Henry Litchfield West to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48209.
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 11, 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.
