Letter to Booker T. Washington

Subject(s): African Americans--Politics and government, Speeches, addresses, etc.

An unknown author and his colleagues offer Booker T. Washington suggestions for the improvement of an address. They offer corrections in word choice, the use of excessively abstract and generalized language, and a recommendation to consider social equality as an individual matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-02

Creator(s)

Unknown

Recipient

Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 to Booker T. Washington. [January 2, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48370. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Unknown. Letter to Booker T. Washington. [2 Jan. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 20, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48370.

APA:

Unknown., [1905, January 2]. Letter to Booker T. Washington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48370.

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 20, 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.