Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Philip A. Stanton
Subject(s): California, California. Legislature. Assembly, Japan, Japanese Americans--Education, Race relations--Government policy, Segregation in education--Law and legislation--U.S. states
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President Roosevelt writes to Philip A. Stanton to discuss a new California law that forbids Japanese children from going to school with white children. Roosevelt says this law would violate America’s treaty with Japan and the Federal government would challenge it in court. The rest of the telegram is missing.
Collection
Creation Date
1909-02-08
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Stanton, Philip A. (Philip Ackley), 1868-1945
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Philip A. Stanton. [February 8, 1909]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280315. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Philip A. Stanton. [8 Feb. 1909]. Image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280315.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, February 8]. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Philip A. Stanton.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280315.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
