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President Roosevelt invites Zaidee Ellis Gaff to participate on the President’s Homes Commission with fifteen other members.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-18
President Roosevelt encloses a report on tenement housing conditions in Washington, D.C., by James Bronson Reynolds. He asks Florence Lathrop Page if she can serve as a member of the new President’s Homes Commission and lists the other proposed members.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-13
President Roosevelt has decided to form a commission of fifteen members to pursue the recommendations James Bronson Reynolds gave in his report on housing the poor in Washington D. C. He lists the proposed commission members and asks Reynolds to serve as a member.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-04
President Roosevelt sends George Miller Sternberg a copy of James Bronson Reynolds’ report. In accordance with the recommendations made, he designates a commission of fifteen people, whom he lists. He asks Sternberg to serve on the commission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-04
President Roosevelt asks John F. Stevens for his opinion on a number of contractors and businessmen who Roosevelt proposes should be involved in the construction of the Panama Canal. He is firm in his belief that the terms agreed upon be met before any bid is accepted.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-07