Letter from Kentarō Kaneko to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): California--San Francisco, Emigration and immigration--Government policy, Kuroki, Tamemoto, 1844-1923, Race relations, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Yamamoto, Gonnohyōe, 1852-1933
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Kentarō Kaneko hopes that President Roosevelt’s son, Archie, is recovering from his illness. He assures Roosevelt that he did all he could in light of racial tensions in San Francisco, and will remind the Japanese government that Roosevelt has been a friend to Japan in the past.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-04-15
Creator(s)
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 Kentarō Kaneko to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 15, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55840. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Kaneko, Kentarō, 1853-1942. Letter from Kentarō Kaneko to Theodore Roosevelt. [15 Apr. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55840.
APA:
Kaneko, Kentarō, 1853-1942., [1907, April 15]. Letter from Kentarō Kaneko to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55840.
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. January 22, 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.
