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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Hays Hammond

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Hays Hammond

President Roosevelt sends John Hays Hammond, president of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, an invitation to a conference of governors he is hosting on conservation of natural resources. It was suggested to Roosevelt that, in addition to inviting the governors of the various states, that he also invite various national organizations to be involved in the conference to discuss how to conserve the nation’s resources.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to E. V. D’Invelliers

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to E. V. D’Invelliers

President Roosevelt informs E. V.  D’Invelliers that he has appointed him as a member of the Advisory Board on Fuels and Structural Materials, based in part on his membership with the American Institute of Mining Engineers. Roosevelt lays out the position’s duties and encloses a list of other people he has invited to become members of the board.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-05

Letter from Elbert F. Baldwin to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Elbert F. Baldwin to Theodore Roosevelt

Elbert F. Baldwin is out of town attending to the birth of his fifth child, Janet Sterling Baldwin. Baldwin shares his opinion with President Roosevelt that his friend John Hays Hammond should be Secretary of War William H. Taft’s vice presidential candidate. Hammond’s strength as a mining engineer and his sympathy with the Roosevelt administration’s conservation reforms would make him a good candidate.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-06