Letter from Kogoro Takahira to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Emigration and immigration, International relations, Japan, Statistics

Japanese Ambassador Takahira sends a list of Japanese passengers to the United States to President Roosevelt, noting that there has been a considerable decrease due to strict surveillance of passport applications in Japan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-08

Creator(s)

Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Kogoro Takahira to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 8, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203620. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926. Letter from Kogoro Takahira to Theodore Roosevelt. [8 Aug. 1908]. 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/o203620.

APA:

Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926., [1908, August 8]. Letter from Kogoro Takahira to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203620.

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.