Letter from Carl Schurz to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): African Americans--Civil rights, Presidents--Racial attitudes, Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
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Carl Schurz thanks President Roosevelt for his kind words concerning his paper on the “negro question.” Responding to Roosevelt’s affirmation that he sometimes accepted Booker T. Washington’s advice about appointments of colored people in the South, Schurz expresses concern that Washington be kept far from such political affairs, to protect his unique mission.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-29
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
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 Carl Schurz to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 29, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o43347. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906. Letter from Carl Schurz to Theodore Roosevelt. [29 Dec. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o43347.
APA:
Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906., [1903, December 29]. Letter from Carl Schurz to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o43347.
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.
