Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Norris Gillett
Subject(s): California, California--San Francisco, Canada, Discrimination in education, Emigration and immigration--Government policy, Emigration and immigration--International cooperation, Hawaii, Japan, Japanese Americans--Civil rights, Labor unions, Mexico, Racism in education, San Francisco (Calif.). Board of Education, Schmitz, Eugene E., 1864-1928, Segregation in education--Government policy
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President Roosevelt sent his March 9 letter to Governor Gillett before he learned that the California state legislature had passed a bill discriminating against Japanese in schools. Roosevelt expresses his displeasure with this bill because it undermines the agreement that he and Secretary of State Root had already established with California politicians, San Francisco mayor Eugene E. Schmitz, and the San Francisco Board of Education. The bill will make federal negotiations for excluding Japanese labor class immigrants more difficult.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-03-11
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Gillett, James Norris, 1860-1937
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
7
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Norris Gillett. [March 11, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198832. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Norris Gillett. [11 Mar. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198832.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, March 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Norris Gillett.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198832.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
