Letter from Thomas Goode Jones to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Campbell, Edward K. (Edward Kernan), 1858-1938, Clayton, Henry De Lamar, 1857-1929, Dryer, Edmund H. (Edmund Hext), 1863-1946, Goodhue, Amos E. (Amos Edwin), 1859-1923, Hundley, Oscar R. (Oscar Richard), 1855-1921, Pelham, John, 1865-1917, Pleasants, Shelby S., -1916, Smith, Edward Devereux, 1876-1950, Smith, William H. (William Hugh), 1826-1899, Smith, William Hugh, 1858-1933, Thomas, William Holcombe, 1867-1945, Walker, Richard W. (Richard Wilde), 1823-1874, Walker, Richard W. (Richard Wilde), 1857-1936
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United States District Judge Jones expresses his interest in who will be appointed judge. He relays his knowledge and opinion of eleven aspirants. He details Hundley’s efforts to legislate discrimination against African Americans through a proposed amendment to bar African American schools from receiving equal funding to white schools. He explains the Democratic Party’s and Republican Party’s mistrust of Hundley due to his change in political parties.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-03-10
Creator(s)
Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Publication Date
2019-08-15
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Original Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Papers
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
7
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 Thomas Goode Jones to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 10, 1907?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55649. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914. Letter from Thomas Goode Jones to Theodore Roosevelt. [10 Mar. 1907?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55649.
APA:
Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914.: , [1907, March 10?]. Letter from Thomas Goode Jones to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55649.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
