Letter from Alford Warriner Cooley to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Civil service positions, Columbia University. School of Law, Constitutional history, Constitutional law, Courts, Dickey, William Donaldson, 1845-1924, Emigration and immigration law, Employee selection, Harvard College (1780- ), Higgins, Frank Wayland, 1856-1907, Immigrants--Legal status, laws, etc., Investigations, Keogh, Martin J. (Martin Jerome), 1852-1928, Law offices, New York (State)--Bronx County, New York (State)--Westchester County, New York (State). Legislature. Assembly, Rives, George Lockhart, 1849-1917, Scott, Francis M. (Francis Markoe), 1848-1922, United States. Bureau of Immigration, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary, United States. Congress. Senate. Judiciary Committee, United States. Department of Justice, United States. Dept. of Justice, Young, J. Addison (James Addison), 1866-1953
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Alford Warriner Cooley writes to fulfill President Roosevelt’s request for a statement of Cooley’s legal experience for use in his confirmation hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee. Cooley details his educational background, his legal experience in New York, and his work as Civil Service Commissioner and the Commissioner of Immigration at the port of New York.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-06
Creator(s)
Cooley, Alford Warriner, 1873-1913
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
5
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Alford Warriner Cooley to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 6, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54965. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Cooley, Alford Warriner, 1873-1913. Letter from Alford Warriner Cooley to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Dec. 1906]. 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/o54965.
APA:
Cooley, Alford Warriner, 1873-1913., [1906, December 6]. Letter from Alford Warriner Cooley to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54965.
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.
