Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Emmett J. Scott

Subject(s): African Americans, Logan, Warren, 1859-1942, Moton, Robert Russa, 1867-1940, Tuskegee Institute, West Indies

Theodore Roosevelt appreciates the work of the Tuskegee Institute. When Roosevelt is feeling less pressured, he would like to talk over conditions in the West Indies with Robert Russa Moton and Warren Logan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-04-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Scott, Emmett J. (Emmett Jay), 1873-1957

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

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 Theodore Roosevelt to Emmett J. Scott. [April 17, 1916]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290197. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Emmett J. Scott. [17 Apr. 1916]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290197.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1916, April 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Emmett J. Scott.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290197.

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 18, 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.