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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Swett Black

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Swett Black

A copy of a letter sent by New York City Police Commissioner Roosevelt to New York Governor Frank Swett Black. Roosevelt talks of enclosing the results of the test given to police recruits and the wrong answers given to history questions. He feels the civil service exams are not infallible but do serve as a good measure of a candidate’s aptitude.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1897-01-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919