Letter from Herbert Knox Smith to Nevada N. Stranahan
Subject(s): Children, Life preservers, Steamboats
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Acting Secretary of Commerce and Labor Smith informs Nevada N. Stranahan, customs collector for the Port of New York, of the delay in the ruling regarding life preservers and children under six years. He details the ruling’s reasons, which ultimately concludes that life preservers should be required for each child regardless of paid fare or age.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-21
Creator(s)
Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931
Recipient
Stranahan, Nevada N. (Nevada Northrup), 1861-1928
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Herbert Knox Smith to Nevada N. Stranahan. [August 21, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56785. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931. Letter from Herbert Knox Smith to Nevada N. Stranahan. [21 Aug. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56785.
APA:
Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931., [1907, August 21]. Letter from Herbert Knox Smith to Nevada N. Stranahan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56785.
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 13, 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.
