Letter from Thomas Goode Jones to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Alabama, Alabama. Court of Appeals, Alabama. Legislature, Alabama. Supreme Court, Campbell, Edward K. (Edward Kernan), 1858-1938, Clayton, Henry De Lamar, 1857-1929, Democratic Party (Ala.), Discrimination in education--Law and legislation--U.S. states, Dryer, Edmund H. (Edmund Hext), 1863-1946, Goodhue, Amos E. (Amos Edwin), 1859-1923, Hundley, Oscar R. (Oscar Richard), 1855-1921, Judges--Election--U.S. states, Judges--Political activity, Judges--Selection and appointment, Lawyers, Lynching--Prevention, Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway, Pelham, John, 1865-1917, Pleasants, Shelby S., -1916, Princeton University, Race relations--Law and legislation, Racism--Law and legislation, Reconstruction (United States : 1865-1877), Republican Party (Ala.), Smith, Edward Devereux, 1876-1950, Smith, William H. (William Hugh), 1826-1899, Smith, William Hugh, 1858-1933, Taxation--Law and legislation--U.S. states, Thomas, William Holcombe, 1867-1945, United States. District Court (Alabama : Northern District), 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
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
7
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Thomas Goode Jones to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 10, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55649.
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 19, 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.
