Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to David Starr Jordan
Subject(s): California, Emigration and immigration--Government policy, Japan, School management and organization, State rights, States' rights (American politics)
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President Roosevelt thinks that it is “a wicked thing” for the idea of adding about one Japanese child to every Californian school to jeopardize relations between the United States and Japan, whether or not the schools have the constitutional right to deny the children admittance. He also hopes that Japan will propose a reciprocal agreement in which American laborers will be kept out of Japan and vice versa.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-09
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to David Starr Jordan. [January 9, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198013. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to David Starr Jordan. [9 Jan. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198013.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, January 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to David Starr Jordan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198013.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
