Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to William Loeb
Subject(s): African Americans--Politics and government, American newspapers, Fortune, Timothy Thomas, 1856-1928, Iowa, New York (State), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
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James Sullivan Clarkson would like to speak with President Roosevelt about a prominent Iowa newspaper and other newspapers that he believes are attempting to divide the Republican Party. Clarkson also encloses clippings from Timothy Thomas Fortune’s New York Age, the most prominent African American paper, which he finds to be doing good work for the Roosevelt administration.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-12-27
Creator(s)
Clarkson, James Sullivan, 1842-1918
Recipient
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to William Loeb. [December 27, 1902]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39947. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Clarkson, James Sullivan, 1842-1918. Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to William Loeb. [27 Dec. 1902]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39947.
APA:
Clarkson, James Sullivan, 1842-1918.: , [1902, December 27]. Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to William Loeb. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39947.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
