Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winfield Forrest Cozart
Subject(s): African Americans, New Jersey--Atlantic City, Presidents--Racial attitudes, Thank-you notes
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Theodore Roosevelt congratulates Winfield Forrest Cozart on being elected, as an African American, in a district where two thirds of the voters are white.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1916-05-16
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cozart, Winfield Forrest, 1867-1943
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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 Winfield Forrest Cozart. [May 16, 1916]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290361. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winfield Forrest Cozart. [16 May. 1916]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 7, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290361.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1916, May 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winfield Forrest Cozart.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290361.
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. May 7, 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.
