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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to McKenzie Cleland

President Roosevelt appreciates Judge Cleland’s letter and the enclosed paper, but as he has already strongly called it to the attention of Congress, he is not sure what he can do about the matter. Roosevelt notes that in a discussion of criminal reform, procedure does not currently take into account the offender’s family. Roosevelt would support physical punishment for certain types of crime, such as physical abuse. He agrees with Cleland that the matters he discussed could be reached through the Federal government, but that people in favor of states’ rights object.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-21

Letter from J. Seely Ward to Theodore Roosevelt

J. Seely Ward sends Theodore Roosevelt a pamphlet on the Prison Association of New York and briefly discusses the organization’s mission. He asks Roosevelt to help support the work.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-18

Letter from Lester Everret Broyles to Theodore Roosevelt

Lester Everret Broyles recalls a letter Theodore Roosevelt sent him on July 17, 1909 from Nairobi, Kenya. Broyles asks Roosevelt if he has yet read his book A Man Without Principle, as Broyles hopes Roosevelt will read it. Broyles details plans to research “rationale treatment” of people “having once sinned” and are seeking to better themselves, as he believes that new methods could show better results than “Prison Aid Societies and Parole Associations.” A leaflet was enclosed with the letter that includes reviews on Broyles’s work.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-20

Letter from Maud Ballington Booth to Theodore Roosevelt

Maud Ballington Booth recounts the circumstances of a prisoner Theodore Roosevelt pardoned when he was governor of New York and encloses a letter from the prisoner reporting he is a “happy, hard-working man with a home and family.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-27

Letter from Tasker L. Oddie to Theodore Roosevelt

Governor of Nevada Oddie looks forward to welcoming Theodore Roosevelt to the state. Oddie discusses several measures of the recent state legislative session, including bills on water law, reclamation, and labor compensation. He attests to Roosevelt’s “profound influence” as an “example of purposeful citizenship.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-30