Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington
Subject(s): Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922, Buildings--Design and construction, Letters, Pittman, William S. (William Sidney), 1875-1958
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President Roosevelt is pleased to learn that the plans for the building that Booker T. Washington wrote about were drawn up by his son-in-law, William Sidney Pittman. Roosevelt is interested to do anything he can to help with the building. He worries that the Brownsville Affair will be brought up again with the discovery of some of the men who were actively involved. He has shown Washington’s letter to the editor of The Outlook, Lyman Abbott.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-11-05
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. [November 5, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204963. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington. [5 Nov. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204963.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, November 5]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204963.
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. August 27, 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.
