Letter from Isaac Newton Seligman to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Antisemitism, Jews--Civil rights, Jews--Persecutions, Jews, Russian, Kishinev Massacre (Chișinău, Moldova : 1903), Moldova--Chișinău, New York (State)--New York--Coney Island, Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918, Pogroms, Rosen, Roman Romanovich, Baron, 1847-1921, Russia, Schiff, Jacob H. (Jacob Henry), 1847-1920, Straus, Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon), 1850-1926, Vitte, S. I︠U︡. (Sergeĭ I︠U︡lʹevich), graf, 1849-1915
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Isaac Seligman reports on a productive conference with Sergei Vitte, wherein they discussed the mistreatment of Jews in Russia. The conference demanded immediate freedom from persecution for Russian Jews, and Vitte will discuss this with the government assembly.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-08-17
Creator(s)
Seligman, Isaac Newton, 1855-1917
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Isaac Newton Seligman to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 17, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50790. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Seligman, Isaac Newton, 1855-1917. Letter from Isaac Newton Seligman to Theodore Roosevelt. [17 Aug. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50790.
APA:
Seligman, Isaac Newton, 1855-1917., [1905, August 17]. Letter from Isaac Newton Seligman to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50790.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
