Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington
Subject(s): Anderson, Charles William, 1866-1938, Public officers, United States. Bureau of Naturalization, United States. Congress, United States. Department of Justice, United States. Dept. of Justice, Williams, Samuel L. (Samuel Laing), 1857-1921
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President Roosevelt is pleased with Charles William Anderson speaking at the Tuskegee Institute. Roosevelt also informs Booker T. Washington that Congress handed down the appropriation for the Naturalization Bureau. As a result, the Department of Justice recommended the dismissal of Samuel L. Williams, but Roosevelt refused to allow it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-06-07
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Booker T. Washington. [June 7, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202916. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington. [7 Jun. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202916.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, June 7]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202916.
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. January 9, 2026. 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.
