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A list of all men of color appointed to or continued in office by President Roosevelt, complete with the office and date.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01
Sixteen appointees are listed for the State, Treasury, War, Post Office, and Interior Departments. The list includes the posts to which President Roosevelt nominated them and the dates of the appointments.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-22
Francis Bennett Williams writes to Theodore Roosevelt to ask that he arrange a leave of absence for Alexander B. Kennedy, receiver of public money in New Orleans, Louisiana, in order to attend the Republican National Convention. Williams encloses a letter from William A. Richards, commissioner of the general land office, in which he denied Kennedy the requested time off.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-28
Assistant Commissioner of the General Land Office Fimple informs Commissioner Richards that both the Register, Walter L. Cohen, and the Receiver, Alexander B. Kennedy, from the federal land office of Louisiana have requested leave to be delegates for the Republican National Convention, and it will be necessary to close the office if both men are given leave. Fimple also explains that there are contradictory state organizations in Louisiana holding state conventions and selecting delegates. One, the Lilly-Whites, has refused to allow a “colored representative” in their delegation, while the other selected two white men and two “colored men.” It is Fimple’s understanding that President Roosevelt was displeased with the convention that refused to admit minority representatives to its delegation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-17
Booker T. Washington feels that Alexander B. Kennedy and Isaiah B. Scott are both qualified for the position in Louisiana.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-19