Report by the Civil Service Commission
Subject(s): Civil service ethics, Employee selection, Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950, Geological Survey (U.S.), Governmental investigations, Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917, United States Civil Service Commission, United States. Department of the Interior, United States. Dept. of the Interior
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An investigation by the Department of the Interior has yielded a list of some 200 individuals hired to the Technologic Branch of the United States Geological Survey without the certification of the Civil Service Commission. The Commission will comply with the Department of the Interior’s request that these irregularly appointed employees’ certifications be fast-tracked, but expresses several reasons for why such a decision may not be wise.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-11-14
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
6
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 by the Civil Service Commission. [November 14, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57496. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Black, John Charles, 1839-1915; Greene, Henry F. (Henry Fay), 1859-1915; McIlhenny, John Avery, 1867-1942. Report by the Civil Service Commission. [14 Nov. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57496.
APA:
Black, John Charles, 1839-1915; Greene, Henry F. (Henry Fay), 1859-1915; McIlhenny, John Avery, 1867-1942., [1907, November 14]. Report by the Civil Service Commission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57496.
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 27, 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.
