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In a letter to Americus R. Underdown, Theodore Roosevelt praises the Tuskegee Institute, run by Booker T. Washington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-24
President Roosevelt sends his regrets to Booker T. Washington that he must give up his visit to Tuskegee for the present. Roosevelt also asks Washington when he plans to come north, as he wishes to talk over the question of future appointments in the South along the lines of their previous conversation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-14
Booker T. Washington is sending Theodore Roosevelt an arithmetic textbook created by two of the teachers at the Tuskegee Institute.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-14
It is Booker T. Washington’s understanding that the Peabody Fund will likely be divided at the next meeting. He hopes that Theodore Roosevelt can help the Tuskegee Institute receive a share of the principal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-14
Booker T. Washington asks permission to use President Roosevelt’s name on behalf of a committee to raise funds for a memorial to William H. Baldwin. Roosevelt’s permission will require no additional work or responsibility.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-09
Francis Joseph Andrew Darr writes to the editor of the New York Journal regarding Laura A. Hull Morris’s removal from the White House. Darr is critical of President Roosevelt, William Loeb, and Benjamin F. Barnes, stating that Morris “has the sympathy of all decent men and women.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-19
Theodore Roosevelt will be unable to attend the Tuskegee Institute’s board meeting of October 10.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-10-03
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary tells Emmett J. Scott that Roosevelt will be in Oyster Bay between campaign trips and will see Scott’s notice.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-09-27
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks Booker T. Washington for the summary of work being done at the Tuskegee Institute.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-19
Theodore Roosevelt sends a letter of thanks to Emmett J. Scott in receipt of minutes from a meeting of The Tuskegee Institute Board of Trustees. Roosevelt expresses regret for being unable to attend the meeting and sends kind regards to Scott and Booker T. Washington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-19
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Willie Mae Atwater that Theodore Roosevelt is away, but he will forward her letter to the managers of the Tuskegee Industrial Institute.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-06-20
Theodore Roosevelt will be unable to travel to Tuskegee, Alabama, for the Tuskegee Board of Directors meeting. He would like to speak with Booker T. Washington regarding the injustice done to Washington at the Ulrich trial.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-06
Theodore Roosevelt congratulates Booker T. Washington on the new hospital being donated to the Tuskegee Institute by Mrs. Charles E. Mason.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-18
Theodore Roosevelt is pleased with the success of the Tuskegee Institute’s commencement exercises.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-02
Theodore Roosevelt agrees to the June 29 meeting date for the Tuskegee Board of Trustees.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-14
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Booker T. Washington for the quotation and sends his apologies for not being able to visit the Tuskegee Institute.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-27
President Roosevelt sends his sympathies to Emmett J. Scott, a head administrator at the Tuskegee Institute, on the death of Booker T. Washington. Roosevelt offers to provide aid to ensure that the Tuskegee Institute continues to operate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-11-17
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Emmett J. Scott for his letter informing him of his reelection to the Board of Trustees for the Tuskegee Manual and Industrial Institute in Alabama. (Emmett J. Scott was Booker T. Washington’s secretary.) Roosevelt accepts his continuation on the board.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-08-20
President Roosevelt is gratified by the voting result in Mound Bayou, Mississippi. He would like to see Charles Banks or another prominent citizen of Mound Bayou to discuss what has been accomplished there. He would like to contrast any future mention of the Brownsville Affair with counterexamples of Mound Bayou, the Tuskegee Institute, and the “colored” YMCA in Washington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-07
President Roosevelt provides a letter of introduction for Harry Johnston, an English administrator who held many positions in Africa and is “the kind of advisor and friend who is sorely needed by the colored race.” Roosevelt is glad that he will see the Tuskegee Institute.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-26