Letter from Oliver Conklin to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Employment references, New York (State)--Oyster Bay, Police, Police--Legal status, laws, etc.
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Oliver Conklin asks Theodore Roosevelt if he can secure a position in a police force in Oyster Bay. Conklin has experience as a special officer in Boro Park and thinks his expertise would be useful.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-10-09
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
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 Oliver Conklin to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 9, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71103. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Conklin, Oliver. Letter from Oliver Conklin to Theodore Roosevelt. [9 Oct. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71103.
APA:
Conklin, Oliver., [1911, October 9]. Letter from Oliver Conklin to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71103.
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. January 16, 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.
