Letter from W. E. Dame to William R. Staff

Subject(s): Armed Forces--African American troops, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, World War (1914-1918)

W. E. Dame responds to William R. Staff’s letter to Theodore Roosevelt dated April 19, 1917. Dame states that the War Department makes the determination on African American troops.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1917-04-26

Creator(s)

Dame, W. E. (William Edmund), 1858-1937

Recipient

Staff, William R.

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between Sagamore Hill National Historic Site – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from W. E. Dame to William R. Staff. [April 26, 1917]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279464. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Dame, W. E. (William Edmund), 1858-1937. Letter from W. E. Dame to William R. Staff. [26 Apr. 1917]. Image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279464.

APA:

Dame, W. E. (William Edmund), 1858-1937., [1917, April 26]. Letter from W. E. Dame to William R. Staff.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279464.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.

APA:

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.