Letter from Ray Stannard Baker to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Lynching, Railroad companies, Washington (D.C.)
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Ray Stannard Baker writes to Theodore Roosevelt about the District of Columbia homicide statistics that Roosevelt sent Baker. Baker believes that the rate of lynchings runs in proportion to the number of homicides. Baker also highlights the question of railroad monopolies.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-14
Creator(s)
Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946
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
Record Type
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 Ray Stannard Baker to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 14, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48497. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946. Letter from Ray Stannard Baker to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Jan. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48497.
APA:
Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946., [1905, January 14]. Letter from Ray Stannard Baker to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48497.
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 27, 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.
