Report from the Committee on Departmental Methods to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Corruption investigation, Lanston Monotype Machine Company, Mergenthaler Linotype Company, Political corruption, Typesetting machines, United States. Department of the Treasury, United States. Dept. of the Treasury, United States. Government Printing Office. Office of the Public Printer
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This is a detailed report of the investigation into the corrupt sale of the typesetting machines in the Governmental Printing Office. It includes testimonies, court transcripts, and the committee’s conclusions.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-08-04
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
56
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:
Report from the Committee on Departmental Methods to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 4, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50543. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keep, Charles Hallam, 1861-1941; Hitchcock, Frank H. (Frank Harris), 1867-1935; Murray, Lawrence O., 1864-1926; Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950; Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946. Report from the Committee on Departmental Methods to Theodore Roosevelt. [4 Aug. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50543.
APA:
Keep, Charles Hallam, 1861-1941; Hitchcock, Frank H. (Frank Harris), 1867-1935; Murray, Lawrence O., 1864-1926; Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950; Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946., [1905, August 4]. Report from the Committee on Departmental Methods to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50543.
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.