Letter from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Alabama, Political conventions--U.S. states, Postmasters, Scott, Charles H. (Charles Herrington), 1870-1930, Thompson, Joseph O. (Joseph Oswalt), 1869-1933, U.S. states--Politics and government
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Booker T. Washington requests that nothing be done in Alabama to disrupt Tuskegee Postmaster Joseph O. Thompson’s authority without his consent. Thompson has been working out the situation and currently has it under control. If the conflict between Thompson and Charles H. Scott cannot be resolved, Scott should be given a position out of state, as it is imperative that Thompson’s influence over the Alabama State Committee be maintained.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-02-07
Creator(s)
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 7, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58088. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915. Letter from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt. [7 Feb. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58088.
APA:
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915., [1908, February 7]. Letter from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58088.
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. February 13, 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.
