Letter from Emmet O’Neal to Booker T. Washington

Subject(s): Alabama, Chickens, Food supply--Research, Thank-you notes, Tuskegee Institute

Governor O’Neal thanks Booker T. Washington for the chickens that were raised by students at the Tuskegee Institute. The question of the food supply is important in Alabama and O’Neal congratulates Washington and Tuskegee on their influence and progress.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-01

Creator(s)

O'Neal, Emmet, 1853-1922

Recipient

Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Emmet O’Neal to Booker T. Washington. [May 1, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o82206. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

O’Neal, Emmet, 1853-1922. Letter from Emmet O’Neal to Booker T. Washington. [1 May. 1912]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o82206.

APA:

O’Neal, Emmet, 1853-1922., [1912, May 1]. Letter from Emmet O’Neal to Booker T. Washington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o82206.

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. March 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.