Letter from Eugene F. Turner to Theodore Roosevelt
Eugene F. Turner implores Theodore Roosevelt assist the George Peabody College for Teachers in his capacity as a member of the Board of Trust. Turner explains that the campus of the College—alongside its public funding—will be given over to the Methodist school of Vanderbilt University by the University of Nashville. Due to a misunderstanding communicated to the Methodist Episcopal Bishop William Lawrence, it was assumed that the Peabody fund could be put toward the religious institution, while the reality of the Tennessee constitution and George Peabody’s will indicate otherwise.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-05-31