Letter from Walter Howard Loving to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--African American troops, Armed Forces--Officers, Employees--Appointment, qualifications, tenure, etc., Messengers, Military policy, Philippines, Race discrimination, United States. Army, United States. Congress. Senate
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Walter Howard Loving has heard that African Americans will not be commissioned to serve with Filipino troops in the Philippines. As such, he requests an appointment as a messenger in the United States Senate.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-08-25
Creator(s)
Loving, Walter Howard, 1872-1945
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Vice President of the United States (1901)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Walter Howard Loving to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 25, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34269. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Loving, Walter Howard, 1872-1945. Letter from Walter Howard Loving to Theodore Roosevelt. [25 Aug. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34269.
APA:
Loving, Walter Howard, 1872-1945., [1901, August 25]. Letter from Walter Howard Loving to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o34269.
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. January 22, 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.
