Letter from W. E. Dame to Bruce I. Susong
Subject(s): Armed Forces--African American troops, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, World War (1914-1918)
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On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, W. E. Dame replies to Bruce I. Susong’s letter of April 12, 1917. Dame states that the War Department controls decisions regarding “negro troops.”
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1917-04-28
Creator(s)
Dame, W. E. (William Edmund), 1858-1937
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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 Bruce I. Susong. [April 28, 1917]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279474. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Dame, W. E. (William Edmund), 1858-1937. Letter from W. E. Dame to Bruce I. Susong. [28 Apr. 1917]. Image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 24, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279474.
APA:
Dame, W. E. (William Edmund), 1858-1937., [1917, April 28]. Letter from W. E. Dame to Bruce I. Susong.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279474.
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 24, 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.
