Letter from Robert Barnwell Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): African Americans--Politics and government, Croker, Richard, 1843-1922, Race relations--Public opinion, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Strategy--Political aspects, Voting, Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
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Robert Barnwell Roosevelt relays Robert Croker’s opinion of President Roosevelt’s dinner with Booker T. Washington. Croker believes the dinner was an excellent political move and will secure one hundred votes for every vote it lost.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-10-25
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell, 1829-1906
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Robert Barnwell Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 25, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35482. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell, 1829-1906. Letter from Robert Barnwell Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [25 Oct. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35482.
APA:
Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell, 1829-1906., [1901, October 25]. Letter from Robert Barnwell Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35482.
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.
