Letter from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt
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Booker T. Washington encloses an account of the Tuskegee Institute’s commencement exercises from The Montgomery Advertiser. Commencement was very successful with around 8,000 people in attendance.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-05-27
Creator(s)
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Publication Date
2012-07-05
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Original Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Papers
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 27, 1911?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68138. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915. Letter from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt. [27 May. 1911?]. 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/o68138.
APA:
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915.: , [1911, May 27?]. Letter from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o68138.
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.
