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Business card with the name of John M. Barnes written by hand with other illegible notation. Barnes was being recommended for the position of Collector of Internal Revenue for Georgia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-24
President Roosevelt would like to discuss “certain Georgia matters” with Robert James Lowry and J. F. Hanson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-30
Matilda Gabriel sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of a book written by her late son which deals with the child labor question in Southern cotton mills. Gabriel hopes Roosevelt will help draw public attention to the real conditions which are described in the book.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-01
Silas McBee shares his thoughts on truthfulness in public life with President Roosevelt, and asks if Roosevelt is aware that W. H. Mallock is preaching for the National Civic Federation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-16
Judge Speer provides historical justification for President Roosevelt’s actions in the Brownsville affair, involving the mass dishonorable discharge of African American soldiers, citing George Washington’s similar discharge of rowdy troops. Speer also mentions the Raid on Deerfield during Queen Anne’s War and the siege of Magdeburg during the Thirty Years’ War. Speer disagrees with Senator Tillman’s assessment that Roosevelt “lynched” the discharged soldiers, as did the editorial boards of several prominent Georgia newspapers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-14
United States Marshal Johnson writes to William Loeb regarding an enclosed letter from former Republican National Administration member S. A. Darnell. Johnson shares his thoughts about weaknesses in Georgia’s Republican Party, political corruption, political endorsements, and appointments of federal officials. Johnson then focuses attention on Darnell, who he suggests harbors negative feelings toward the District Attorney and Internal Revenue Department officers since they prosecuted his son for a work-related violation. Johnson also discusses Darnell’s failure to be re-elected to the Republican National Administration and his attempts to be appointed to a position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-26
Sion A. Darnell writes to President Roosevelt accusing the Georgia Republican Party of corruption.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-16
Silas McBee sends the text of Judge Speer’s statement which he made to the Grand Jury in Savannah, Georgia. McBee also expresses his enjoyment of his talk with President Roosevelt the previous day.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-09
Thomas E. Watson urges President Roosevelt to appoint Captain John M. Barnes as Collector of Internal Revenue for Georgia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-24
The writer summarizes Judge Speer’s statement to a grand jury in Savannah, Georgia, regarding efforts to “solve the negro problem and restore the good name of the South.” Speer discusses how racial conflict increases crime and hinders criminal investigations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-09
Several people gathered around the porch of the home of President Roosevelt’s mother
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905
Throngs of people listening to President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905
President Roosevelt, family and others outside Bulloch mansion.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905
Illustration showing an African American family on a small farm. In the background, a group of men, carrying rifles and a length of rope, are heading into a wooded area. Caption: Pete. — Am dis much bettah dan de ole slav’ry days, Uncle Tom? Uncle Tom. — I dunno, zac’ly. In dem times we wuz too valy’ble to be lynched!
This cartoon is notable for several reasons. It is a powerful statement in a national humor magazine when opposition to lynching was controversial, even in many Northern areas. Moreover, the cartoonist Rose O’Neill, a pioneer female cartoonist, was chiefly known for humorous drawings of children and, eventually, her elfin “Kewpies,” cherubic beings who populated books and poems and strips, and spawned an industry of ceramic and plush toys — “Kewpie dolls.”
Harry Stillwell Edwards recounts a recent conversation with Walter H. Johnson, a Republican leader in Georgia, regarding political appointments in the state. He believes that generally, the men appointed should be locally acceptable. However, in cases where men who have reapplied for the position and have proven efficient and well-qualified are not as acceptable locally, the President has decide between the people’s opinion or the quality of the service matters more.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-06
Theodore Roosevelt addresses the “negro question,” concerning African American delegates to the National Progressive Convention. Roosevelt deliberately brought into the Progressive Party African American delegates of good character from the Northern states, which was accomplished by encouraging men in the North to act fairly toward their neighbors, giving African Americans the opportunity to earn respect instead of “paying obligation to them” as the Republican Party did in the South. Roosevelt argues that following the course of action taken by the Republican Party, while politically expedient, would ultimately be detrimental to both black men and white men in the South, as well as the Progressive Party itself.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-06
Letter of introduction to Julian LaRose Harris, the son of Joel Chandler Harris. Harris was instrumental in campaigning for Theodore Roosevelt in Georgia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-11-06
On behalf of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, a secretary thanks Mrs. W. H. Felton for the letter and for her campaign work in Georgia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-10-31
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s secretary thanks B. W. Jordan for the letter and is pleased to hear of the favorable conditions in Georgia. He will forward Jordan’s cartoon to campaign headquarters.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-10-17
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary encloses a letter from Joseph W. Holley, who has volunteered to address meetings of African Americans in the following months. The secretary requests that Henry F. Cochems forward the letter to Oscar K. Davis so that he can note the invitation for Roosevelt to speak in Georgia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-24