Letter from Benjamin Ide Wheeler to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): American newspapers, Bard, Thomas Robert, 1841-1915, Bell, Theodore A. (Theodore Arlington), 1872-1922, Business and politics, California--San Francisco, Gillett, James Norris, 1860-1937, Governmental investigations, Governors--Election, Hayes, E. A. (Everis Anson), 1855-1942, Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951, Heney, Francis J. (Francis Joseph), 1859-1937, Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948, Japanese, Kahn, Julius, 1861-1924, Labor unions, Langdon, William, 1873-1939, Pardee, George C., 1857-1941, Political corruption, Railroads--Political aspects, Ruef, Abraham, 1864-1936, Segregation in education, Woodruff, Timothy L. (Timothy Lester), 1858-1913
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President Wheeler of the University of California gives President Roosevelt an update on the San Francisco Graft Trials. Wheeler also gives Roosevelt a summary of the candidates for the 1906 California gubernatorial race and relates how California schools are segregating Chinese, Japanese, and Korean students.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-31
Creator(s)
Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927
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
4
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 Benjamin Ide Wheeler to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 31, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54784. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927. Letter from Benjamin Ide Wheeler to Theodore Roosevelt. [31 Oct. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54784.
APA:
Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927., [1906, October 31]. Letter from Benjamin Ide Wheeler to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54784.
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. January 8, 2026. 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.
