Letter from Henry B. Boynton to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): District of Columbia. Board of Education, Governmental investigations, Washington (D.C.)
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General Boynton calls President Roosevelt’s attention to matters regarding the Board of Education in Washington, D.C. Boynton is upset that Commissioner Macfarland is attempting to prevent him from being re-elected as the board president after impeding Boynton’s investigation into the schools which he carried out under direction from Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-06-30
Creator(s)
Boynton, Henry V. (Henry Van), 1835-1905
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
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 Henry B. Boynton to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 30, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45882. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Boynton, Henry V. (Henry Van), 1835-1905. Letter from Henry B. Boynton to Theodore Roosevelt. [30 Jun. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45882.
APA:
Boynton, Henry V. (Henry Van), 1835-1905., [1904, June 30]. Letter from Henry B. Boynton to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45882.
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. January 15, 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.
