Letter from Lovell H. Jerome to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): African Americans--Civil rights--Government policy, Campaign management, Loeb, William, 1866-1937, Meetings, Odell, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Barker), 1854-1926, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Southern States, Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
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Lovell H. Jerome acknowledges receipt of a letter from William Loeb that warned against including President Roosevelt in the Republican Club matter. The Republican Club meeting, attended by Booker T. Washington, Mr. Dunham, and Governor Benjamin B. Odell, covered plans to utilize the forces already organized in the South. Jerome mentions an effort in Kentucky to debar the negro vote.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-11-18
Creator(s)
Jerome, Lovell H. (Lovell Hall), 1849-1935
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
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Lovell H. Jerome to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 18, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42789. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Jerome, Lovell H. (Lovell Hall), 1849-1935. Letter from Lovell H. Jerome to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 Nov. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42789.
APA:
Jerome, Lovell H. (Lovell Hall), 1849-1935., [1903, November 18]. Letter from Lovell H. Jerome to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42789.
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 5, 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.
