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President Roosevelt asks Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf to make a personal report about the enclosed matter regarding immigration. In particular, he would like a report about Ellis Island regarding a method of improving the examination of immigrants by doctors.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-02-22
President Roosevelt encloses a memorandum from William Crawford Gorgas, and asks Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission Gorgas to review it. It is necessary to take “every hygienic precaution” in Panama.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-04-03
Dr. Storey informs President Roosevelt that Roosevelt was elected Honorary President of the American School Hygiene Association. Storey lists the other elected officers and councilmen.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-15
A list of many prominent doctors, surgeons, and professors who have been invited to participate in an International Hygiene Exhibition.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-08
Red, black, and white postcard featuring a caricature of Theodore Roosevelt in a bathtub with the words “A TEDDY BARE.” The back bears a stamp with Benjamin Franklin’s image.
1901-1907
A rotund man labeled “Trust Official” inoculates himself into “Personal Immunity” with “Fine Vaccine” which is “Specially Prepared by Senate & House, Washington D.C.” Above his head is a dark cloud of prison-suited bacteria” labeled “Personal Responsibility,” some with manacle-like features. Caption: “None of those microbes will get me while I can buy this vaccine!”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1909-12-08