Letter from Oscar S. Straus to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Alien labor, Contract labor--Government policy, Foreign workers, Lehmaier, James S., 1859-1920, Meetings, New York (State), Sick, U.S. states--Politics and government, United States. Department of Commerce and Labor, United States. Dept. of Commerce and Labor
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Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus tells President Roosevelt that he is ill, and will be on bedrest for another day, missing a cabinet meeting. Straus has the contract lithographers labor case under control and will discuss it with Roosevelt next week. Straus is happy to hear that Roosevelt was not responsible for the financial crisis in New York.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-10-26
Creator(s)
Straus, Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon), 1850-1926
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Oscar S. Straus to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 26, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57288. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Straus, Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon), 1850-1926. Letter from Oscar S. Straus to Theodore Roosevelt. [26 Oct. 1907]. 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/o57288.
APA:
Straus, Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon), 1850-1926., [1907, October 26]. Letter from Oscar S. Straus to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57288.
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.
