Letter from Joseph L. Bristow to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bills, Legislative, Business and politics, Clapp, Moses E. (Moses Edwin), 1851-1929, Industrial policy, Progressivism (United States politics), Sherman Act (United States), United States. Interstate Commerce Commission, United States. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
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Senator Bristow encloses a copy of his bill for the creation of an industrial commission. He views the commission as a combination of the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Comptroller of the Currency. Bristow describes various aspects of the bill and requests Theodore Roosevelt’s suggestions.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-12-26
Creator(s)
Bristow, Joseph L. (Joseph Little), 1861-1944
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
8
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Joseph L. Bristow to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 26, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o93646. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bristow, Joseph L. (Joseph Little), 1861-1944. Letter from Joseph L. Bristow to Theodore Roosevelt. [26 Dec. 1912]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o93646.
APA:
Bristow, Joseph L. (Joseph Little), 1861-1944., [1912, December 26]. Letter from Joseph L. Bristow to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o93646.
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.
