Letter from Rollo Ogden to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): African Americans--Politics and government, Meetings, Press and politics, Scheduling

Rollo Ogden requests a meeting with President Roosevelt to discuss the “looming negro question.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-03

Creator(s)

Ogden, Rollo, 1856-1937

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

2

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-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 Rollo Ogden to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 3, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41128. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Ogden, Rollo, 1856-1937. Letter from Rollo Ogden to Theodore Roosevelt. [3 Jul. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41128.

APA:

Ogden, Rollo, 1856-1937., [1903, July 3]. Letter from Rollo Ogden to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41128.

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. February 26, 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.