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Jane Adeline Swezy introduces herself as an elderly admirer of Roosevelt. Swezy asks if it would be possible for him to pay her a visit while he is in California, as she is unable to go see him herself.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-29
Supreme Court Justice Harlan is surprised that President Roosevelt has been having trouble appointing his son, James Shanklin Harlan, to the Interstate Commerce Commission because of his familial connection. Such objections if followed, Harlan points out, would preclude any family member of a Justice from being appointed to any sort of federal or state judgeship. Harlan feels that Supreme Court Justices recognize the weight of their office and would be able to impartially judge the actions of family members, and moreover act as one of a group, which would not allow them to act unilaterally in any case.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-05
Supreme Court justices “Woods, Blatchford, Harlan, Gray, Miller, Field, Waite, Bradley [and] Matthews” sit around a table, struggling to keep up with an overload of cases piling up on the floor, delivered “From the Lower Courts” by mail clerks entering on the left, as well as “Cases Unadjudicated 1880-1882” and “Cases Unadjudicated 1883-,” and a cabinet labeled “1885” along the wall in the background. Caption: It is unequal to the ever-increasing labor thrust upon it. Will Congress take prompt measures for the relief of the people?
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-12-09