Letter from Elizabeth E. Baker to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Subject(s): Georgia--Atlanta, Mississippi, Race relations, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
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Elizabeth E. Baker writes to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to request used clothing. Baker, a young African American woman, describes being assaulted on a Mississippi trolley car, leaving her with injuries that require her to change her career and move from Mississippi to Atlanta, Georgia.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07-19
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
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 Elizabeth E. Baker to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [July 19, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41368. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Baker, Elizabeth E.. Letter from Elizabeth E. Baker to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [19 Jul. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41368.
APA:
Baker, Elizabeth E.., [1903, July 19]. Letter from Elizabeth E. Baker to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41368.
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. July 30, 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.
