Letter from W. E. Dame to William Jay Schieffelin
Subject(s): Armed Forces--African Americans, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, World War (1914-1918)
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W. E. Dame forwards to William Jay Schieffelin letters offering to recruit African American soldiers for service in Theodore Roosevelt’s proposed division.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1917-05-28
Creator(s)
Dame, W. E. (William Edmund), 1858-1937
Recipient
Schieffelin, William Jay, 1891-
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between Sagamore Hill National Historic Site – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from W. E. Dame to William Jay Schieffelin. [May 28, 1917]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279558. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Dame, W. E. (William Edmund), 1858-1937. Letter from W. E. Dame to William Jay Schieffelin. [28 May. 1917]. Image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279558.
APA:
Dame, W. E. (William Edmund), 1858-1937., [1917, May 28]. Letter from W. E. Dame to William Jay Schieffelin.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279558.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.
APA:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.
