Legal document

The opinion of the Supreme Court on the case of Mutual Loan Company v. George J. Martell, delivered by Justice J. McKenna. The Supreme Court reaffirmed the ruling of the Massachusetts Superior Court that assignments of future wages to secure loans under $200 would have to be officially recorded and signed off on by employers and wives, if applicable.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-11

By-laws of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) that contain eight articles that define topics such as the qualifications for membership, the powers and terms of the board of trustees, the business of the executive committee, and the roles and responsibilities of the TRA’s officers. An introductory note provides a brief history of the TRA and its predecessors, the Roosevelt Memorial Association and the Women’s Theodore Roosevelt Association. Three photographs showing James R. Garfield with Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, Gifford Pinchot with his son, and Hermann Hagedorn, appear among the by-laws. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2000

Congressional Charter for the then Roosevelt Memorial Association established in May 1920 that lists the original incorporators and includes some of the key provisions guiding the organization. These include stipulations that the association will be governed by a board of trustees; that its income will go only to further its educational goals; and that it will work to establish memorials to Theodore Roosevelt in Washington, D.C. and Oyster Bay, New York. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2000

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-11-19

Creator(s)

Hayes, J. Noble (Joel Noble), 1856-1930

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

A compilation of standards and legislative decisions that factor into the process of naturalization for non-citizens of the United States. The document also includes questions asked to naturalization applicants with notable incorrect answers. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-19

Contract by W. B. McKinney and George T. Carley offering Theodore Roosevelt the option to purchase one share in Sharon Springs, Oregon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-05

Contract by W. B. McKinney and George T. Carley offering Theodore Roosevelt the option to purchase one share in Sharon Springs, Oregon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-05

Contract by W. B. McKinney and George T. Carley offering Theodore Roosevelt the option to purchase one share in Sharon Springs, Oregon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-05

Justice William R. Day of the Supreme Court writes a dissenting opinion related to a number of appeals involving the Interstate Commerce Commission. He believes that the powers given to the Interstate Commerce Commission have been interpreted too narrowly by the court, and that the judgements of the Circuit Court should be affirmed. Justices John Marshall Harlan and Joseph McKenna concur in the dissent.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-14

Supreme Court Justice Holmes presents the opinion of the court regarding several appeals from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York involving the Interstate Commerce Commission, Edward Henry Harriman and Otto H. Kahn. Holmes rules that the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission to compel testimony is limited, and only applies when conducting investigations into specific breaches of the law.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-14

Contract between the Isthmian Canal Commission and the International Contracting Company arranging for the hiring, transportation, payment, and care of Chinese laborers to work on the construction of the Panama Canal. The contract sets out how many laborers are to be hired, the wages they will be paid, how they will be transported and managed, and what their living conditions will be, among other factors.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-29

A record of the various legal documents involved in an appellate case between Peter A. Juley and Town Topics Publishing Company, including the appeal, summons, complaint, and decision.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07

Document outlining the creation, bylaws, and rules of the Constitution Club of the Borough of Manhattan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-15

Translated, blank copy of a labor contract for a Chinese laborer in Fuzhou, China. The laborer will work for the Construction Company of the Indo-Chinese Railways.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-09

Exhibit C contains correspondence regarding the publication and criticism of Edgar M. Ledyard’s pamphlet “Lessons on Familiar Philippine Animals” which was intended for use by the Bureau of Education in Manila. The pamphlet had a number of grammatical and scientific errors.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-26

Exhibit D in the Cienfuegos case reports on the condition of the water supply in the city. Water is scarce and people are suffering as a result.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-15

A list of names of various people and entities interviewed in the Cienfuegos investigation. These people include presidents and secretaries of labor unions, representative men whose opinions were judged to be of special value, and people on lists assembled by several people involved with the investigation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-15

Grand Jury indictment of Big Bill Haywood, Charles H. Moyer, George A. Pettibone, and John L. Simpkins for the murder of ex-Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03

A restraining order between the plaintiff Hitchman Coal and Coke Company and the defendants John Mitchell and other representatives of the United Mine Workers of America gives the details of the allegations that the defendants are planning a union and violating their contract. The parameters of the order are outlined by District Court Judge Alston G. Dayton, and an injunction in the suit is set to be heard on January 14, 1908.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-24

A court summons for several leading members of the United Coal Workers of America to come before the Circuit Court of the Northern District of West Virginia in response to a claim made by the Hitchman Coal & Coke Company.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-24