Letter from M. G. Overlock to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Gibbons, James, 1834-1921, Guild, Curtis, 1860-1915, Knopf, S. Adolphus (Sigard Adolphus), 1857-1940, Public health, Tuberculosis--Economic aspects
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M. G. Overlook, State Inspector of Health in the Eleventh Massachusetts District, has started a movement to have manufacturing companies pay the hospital bills of their employees who are being treated for tuberculosis. Because tuberculosis was often associated with poverty, many patients were unable to pay the hospital fees per week. Overlook has spread this movement world wide, but asks Theodore Roosevelt for words of commendation to share to manufacturers who have not joined in the effort.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-05-22
Creator(s)
Overlock, M. G. (Melvin George), 1865-1920
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
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 M. G. Overlock to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 22, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67977. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Overlock, M. G. (Melvin George), 1865-1920. Letter from M. G. Overlock to Theodore Roosevelt. [22 May. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67977.
APA:
Overlock, M. G. (Melvin George), 1865-1920., [1911, May 22]. Letter from M. G. Overlock to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67977.
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. March 5, 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.
