Telegram from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Americans--Politics and government

Booker T. Washington requests that President Roosevelt do nothing regarding Mr. Ferguson of Texas until Washington can speak to him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-07

Creator(s)

Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915

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

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Telegram

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:

Telegram from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 7, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44203. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915. Telegram from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt. [7 May. 1902]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44203.

APA:

Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915., [1902, May 7]. Telegram from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44203.

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 13, 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.