Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-03-27

Creator(s)

Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Booker T. Washington is sending Theodore Roosevelt an arithmetic textbook created by two of the teachers at the Tuskegee Institute.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-14

It is Booker T. Washington’s understanding that the Peabody Fund will likely be divided at the next meeting. He hopes that Theodore Roosevelt can help the Tuskegee Institute receive a share of the principal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-14

Booker T. Washington would like to see President Roosevelt on Saturday afternoon or evening.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-25

Booker T. Washington encloses a card with a sentence on it, which he thinks President Roosevelt might like to read.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-26

Booker T. Washington would like to see President Roosevelt before he makes a decision regarding the Cohen case.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-23

Booker T. Washington asks permission to use President Roosevelt’s name on behalf of a committee to raise funds for a memorial to William H. Baldwin. Roosevelt’s permission will require no additional work or responsibility.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-09

Booker T. Washington would like President Roosevelt to read an enclosed editorial from the Montgomery Times.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-09

Booker T. Washington urges President Roosevelt to not announce any decisions concerning registership. Roosevelt must first see Scott and Anderson.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-02

This letter states, “Clipping which was ommitted from letter written by Booker T. Washington on December 27th, 1904.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-27

Booker T. Washington is sending President Roosevelt a letter that Washington feels Roosevelt should see before he finishes his address for Lincoln’s birthday.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-26

Booker T. Washington encloses an editorial from an Alabama newspaper, the Advertiser. Washington feels that what it says about giving the Negro the right to express his opinion at the ballot box “cannot be improved upon.” Washington explains that the paper is one of the oldest and most influential in the state, and therefore the weight of its support is “doubly strong.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-23

Booker T. Washington suggests William H. Lewis for a vacancy in the United States District Attorney’s office in Boston. Washington believes this appointment will counter Southern criticism about appointing African Americans.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-06

Booker T. Washington sends newspaper clippings to President Roosevelt. One is a letter to the editor of the New Orleans Times Democrat.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-05

Booker T. Washington arranges a meeting with President Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-12

Booker T. Washington tells President Roosevelt that he is glad that The Outlook published the editorial so quickly, and that he is sure it will do a great deal of good.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-31

Booker T. Washington asserts that the charges against Robert Lloyd Smith are baseless, given that Texas officials previously deemed him fit for office.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-30

President Booker T. Washington reports on the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. The report includes budget considerations, scholarships, work of students, graduates’ plans, and new construction. Note that pages 4-5 are missing from this report.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-31

Booker T. Washington meant to tell George B. Cortelyou that he will be in Washington, D.C., on Friday morning.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-22

Booker T. Washington asks George B. Cortelyou to inform President Roosevelt that he will see him at ten o’clock Monday morning.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-12-20