Letter from John Burke to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Constitutional law, Judgments, New York (State). Court of Appeals, Speeches, addresses, etc., Workers' compensation--Law and legislation
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Governor Burke is sending the text of a speech he delivered before the Iowa Bar Association regarding the New York Court of Appeals decision that held the Employers’ Liability and Workingmen’s Compensation Act to be unconstitutional. He requests Theodore Roosevelt’s opinion of the speech.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-01-20
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
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 John Burke to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 20, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o75589. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Burke, John, 1859-1937. Letter from John Burke to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Jan. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o75589.
APA:
Burke, John, 1859-1937., [1912, January 20]. Letter from John Burke to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o75589.
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 23, 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.
