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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. L. Capps

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. L. Capps

President Roosevelt is forming an Advisory Board on Fuels and Structural Materials to investigate greater efficiency and safety in fuels, construction materials, and mining. Roosevelt has invited representatives of government offices engaged in construction and engineering, industry experts, and representatives from national engineering and similar organizations to serve as members. Roosevelt has appointed Rear Admiral W. L. Capps to serve as an ex-officio member as Chief of the United States Navy Department Bureau of Construction and Repair.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-03-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John H. Rankin

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John H. Rankin

President Roosevelt is forming an Advisory Board on Fuels and Structural Materials to investigate greater efficiency and safety in fuels, construction materials, and mining. Roosevelt has invited representatives of government offices engaged in construction and engineering, industry experts, and representatives from national engineering and similar organizations to serve as members. Roosevelt has appointed John H. Rankin as a member and representative of the American Institute of Architects in place of William S. Eames who has resigned.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-03-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hutchinson Ingham Cone

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hutchinson Ingham Cone

President Roosevelt is forming an Advisory Board on Fuels and Structural Materials to investigate greater efficiency and safety in fuels, construction materials, and mining. Roosevelt has invited representatives of government offices engaged in construction and engineering, industry experts, and representatives from national engineering and similar organizations to serve as members. Roosevelt has appointed Rear Admiral Cone as a member and representative of the Navy Bureau of Steam Engineering.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-03-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John K. Barton

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John K. Barton

President Roosevelt informs Rear Admiral Barton, Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering, that he is creating an advisory board related to the properties and best uses of structural materials and fuels in the United States. Roosevelt believes that this topic is very important to the Navy, and appoints Barton to serve on the board as representative of the Bureau of Steam Engineering.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-30

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas L. Lewis

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas L. Lewis

President Roosevelt informs Thomas L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, that he is creating an advisory board related to the properties and best uses of structural materials and fuels in the United States. Roosevelt believes that this topic is very important, and appoints Lewis to serve on the board.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-30

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Newton E. Mason

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Newton E. Mason

President Roosevelt informs Rear Admiral Mason, Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, that he is creating an advisory board related to the properties and best uses of structural materials and fuels in the United States. Roosevelt believes that this topic is very important to the Navy, and appoints Mason to serve on the board as representative of the Bureau of Ordnance.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-30

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt tells Secretary of War Taft of a request he received from the National Advisory Board for Fuels and Structural Materials that Captain John S. Sewell of the Army Corps of Engineers be authorized to cooperate with investigations into the effects of the recent San Francisco earthquake on building materials. Roosevelt asks Taft to make this assignment, given the importance of the subject.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-20