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Collection Reference Number GLC07896
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to the 1900s 
Title Letter from William H. Taft to R. U. Johnson re: free art amendment to tariff bill
Date 28 June 1909
Author Taft, William H. (William Howard) (1857-1930)  
Recipient Johnson, R. U.  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Taft proposes that he will most likely be able to prevent the free art amendment from being altered in committee. He does state, however, that the 20 year proviso might not be as detrimental to the bill as Johnson might think.
Subjects Progressive Era  President  Government and Civics  Law  Merchants and Trade  Commerce  Art, Music, Theater, and Film  
People Taft, William H. (William Howard) (1857-1930)  Johnson, R. U. (fl. 1909)  
Place written Washington, D.C.
Theme Government & Politics; Arts & Literature; Law; Merchants & Commerce
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945