Letter from Lyman Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Abbott, Ernest Hamlin, Education--Government policy, Indian agents, Indians of North America--Politics and government, Mississippi, New York (State)--Mohonk Lake, Press and politics, Speeches, addresses, etc., United States. Bureau of Education, United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States. War Department, United States. War Dept., Vardaman, James Kimble, 1861-1930, Yale University
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As previously agreed, Lyman Abbott requests letters of introduction for his son, Ernest Hamlin Abbott, who will be investigating conditions in the South. Abbott will be in Lake Mohonk next week pressing for two reforms, the transfer of the Indian Bureau to the War Department and placing all public schools under the Bureau of Education. He believes these reforms will remove the issues from partisan politics. Next week, Abbott is beginning a lecture series on preaching at Yale University. He encloses clippings on James Kimble Vardaman and wishes more could be done to oppose Vardaman’s election.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-12
Creator(s)
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
5
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Chicago:
Letter from Lyman Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 12, 1903]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42437. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922. Letter from Lyman Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 Oct. 1903]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42437.
APA:
Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922.: , [1903, October 12]. Letter from Lyman Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42437.
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. November 25, 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.
