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Letter from Florence Evangeline Henry Jolley to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Florence Evangeline Henry Jolley to Theodore Roosevelt

Florence Evangeline Henry Jolley asks Theodore Roosevelt to help her secure a position after being let go from the the position of post mistress at the Minnesota State Capitol. Jolley is trying to support her three children but cannot find a position in Minnesota. She hopes Roosevelt might have a connection to an ocean vessel that needs a stewardess.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-06

Creator(s)

Jolley, Florence Evangeline Henry, 1870-

Letter from Otis P. Briggs to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Otis P. Briggs to Theodore Roosevelt

Otis P. Briggs writes to Theodore Roosevelt concerning Minnesota’s efforts to create a compensation act in the state’s legislature after Roosevelt discussed the matter in his publication, The Outlook. Briggs details the efforts led by Governor John Albert Johnson before his death, and the proceedings of Minnesota’s Labor Commission, and discloses that the commission was not able to come to agreement before the session closed. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-17

Creator(s)

Briggs, Otis P. (Otis Pray), 1856-1928

Resolution passed by the Senate of the State of Minnesota

Resolution passed by the Senate of the State of Minnesota

While fulfilling his position as President of the Minnesota Senate, Lieutenant Governor Gordon appoints a five-member committee to develop a bill on employee compensation for work-related injuries to be presented to the 1913 session of the Minnesota Senate. This intends to rectify the lack of agreed upon legislation produced by the governor-appointed Minnesota Employees’ Compensation Committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-18

Creator(s)

Minnesota. Legislature. Senate

Letter from Leo A. Ketterer to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Leo A. Ketterer to Theodore Roosevelt

Chief Naval Yeoman Leo A. Ketterer informs Theodore Roosevelt of an effort in Minnesota to pass a bill making it unlawful to discriminate against people for wearing naval or military uniforms. Ketterer asks Roosevelt to lend his assistance to this bill by writing letters in support of it to Senator Charles F. Cook and State Representative Livingston A. Lydiard.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-23

Creator(s)

Ketterer, Leo A. (Leo Adelbert), 1883-1964