Rossiter, William Sidney, 1861-1929 Archives

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William B. Allison

President Roosevelt informs Senator Allison that William Sidney Rossiter of the Census Bureau did a full investigation and report on conditions at the Government Printing Office that led to his working “day and night” and spending over $100 of his personal funds. He asks Allison if he could be compensated an extra $1000, and if this could be added to an appropriation bill.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles B. Landis

President Roosevelt sends Representative Landis, Chairman of the House Committee on Printing, a copy of a letter that he sent to William Sidney Rossiter, as well as a report to Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson. Roosevelt believes that these items show that appointing either Rossiter or Henry T. Brian, both of whom Landis recommended, would be unwise. Roosevelt thinks he needs to appoint someone who does not have any connection with the Government Printing Office or any of the investigations.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles B. Landis

President Roosevelt has not heard from Representative Landis regarding his previous letter, so he assumes that Landis does not know anything that would reflect poorly on Charles A. Stilling’s integrity. Roosevelt will request his resignation as Public Printer, but will make explicitly clear that this is not a reflection on Stillings’s integrity.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles A. Stillings

President Roosevelt requests the resignation of Charles A. Stillings as head of the Government Printing Office, following an examination of reports from George C. Havenner and William Sidney Rossiter and comments from John S. Leech. Roosevelt is satisfied with Stillings’s zeal and integrity, but not with how his work has been done.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou

President Roosevelt tells Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou that he would like Public Printer John S. Leech to keep reports from Charles A. Stillings about the Government Printing Office and compare them with reports from George C. Havenner and William Sidney Rossiter. Roosevelt highlights some areas that he considers of particular importance in this matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles B. Landis

President Roosevelt writes to Representative Landis to provide a written record of the progress of the governmental investigation into the Government Printing Office under Charles A. Stillings. He had directed George Clement Havenner to investigate the office, and the resulting report–which Roosevelt encloses–is condemnatory of Stillings. Roosevelt also comments on the actions of the Committee on Printing in the House of Representatives, which Landis chairs. Altogether, Roosevelt has suspended Stillings and will put William Sidney Rossiter in his place for now, and will direct him to cooperate with Landis’ committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles A. Stillings

President Roosevelt encloses two letters to Charles A. Stillings, and notifies him that, pending the investigation, he is suspended from the duties of Public Printer.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to R. R. Bowker

President Roosevelt tells R. R. Bowker that he would not be willing to appoint a man who had any relation with Town Topics. He asks if Bowker knows anything about William A. Miller, who currently heads the university press for the University of Chicago, or about William Sidney Rossiter, Chief Clerk at the Census Bureau.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou

President Roosevelt tells Postmaster General Cortelyou that he does not want to see S. S. McClure on a certain matter unless it is necessary. He also asks what Cortelyou has found out about William Sidney Rossiter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou

President Roosevelt will write R. R. Bowker and S. S. McClure about the Government Printing Office matter. If Postmaster General Cortelyou has reasons to distrust William Sidney Rossiter, Roosevelt will not appoint him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt is going to try and get Secretary of State Elihu Root and Joseph Hodges Choate to come to Sagamore Hill when Senator Lodge will be there. He tells Lodge about the current situation in the Government Printing Office, where Francis Wayland Palmer was removed from his position and Roosevelt is trying to decide on a replacement. He also discusses the current unrest in Japan and tells Lodge that he has instructed Root to deal with the Newfoundland matter “as soon as possible.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou

President Roosevelt is trying to see if Senator Thomas Collier Platt will endorse William Sidney Rossiter for Public Printer. He knows of R. R. Bowker but asks Postmaster General Cortelyou if Bowker is “kind of a mugwump.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Gray

President Roosevelt hears good things about Chief Clerk William Sidney Rossiter. He thanks Judge Gray for his letter about Roosevelt’s involvement in negotiating peace between Russia and Japan.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919