Letter from Jacob A. Riis to William Loeb
Subject(s): Advisory boards, Chemists, Food adulteration and inspection, Henius, Max, 1859-1935, Political cartoons, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Jacob A. Riis explains that at a speech in St. Louis, he spoke of President Roosevelt’s work with the health commission in New York and said that he would love to have Roosevelt as mayor of his city. This sparked the enclosed cartoon. Riis has also read that Roosevelt has been asking college presidents for practical chemists to serve on a board to investigate the use of chemicals in pressing fruit and other activities. He asks William Loeb if Roosevelt would consider Max Heinius of the Wahl-Henius Institute of Fermentology.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-01-26
Creator(s)
Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
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 Jacob A. Riis to William Loeb. [January 26, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58017. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914. Letter from Jacob A. Riis to William Loeb. [26 Jan. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58017.
APA:
Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914., [1908, January 26]. Letter from Jacob A. Riis to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58017.
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.
