Letter from Victor Howard Metcalf to Charles W. Fairbanks
Subject(s): California--San Francisco, Governmental investigations, Japanese, Race relations, Records--Government policy, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, School attendance, Segregation in education--Government policy, United States. Congress. Senate, United States. Department of Commerce and Labor, United States. Dept. of Commerce and Labor
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Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf responds to a resolution requiring his department to furnish the Senate with all documents related to his investigation of Japanese students attending public schools in San Francisco. Metcalf states that the investigation was undertaken under the authority and as the representative of President Roosevelt and not in his capacity as Secretary of Commerce and Labor. The documents, therefore, are now under the custody and control of Roosevelt, to whom Metcalf has forwarded a copy of this letter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-06
Creator(s)
Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936
Recipient
Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 Victor Howard Metcalf to Charles W. Fairbanks. [December 6, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54971. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936. Letter from Victor Howard Metcalf to Charles W. Fairbanks. [6 Dec. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54971.
APA:
Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936., [1906, December 6]. Letter from Victor Howard Metcalf to Charles W. Fairbanks.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54971.
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. February 6, 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.
