Raymond B. Fosdick to Woodrow Wilson
Title
Raymond B. Fosdick to Woodrow Wilson
Creator
Fosdick, Raymond B. (Raymond Blaine), 1883-1972
Identifier
WWP25210
Date
1918 September 27
Description
Chairman for the Commission on Training Camp Activities alerts President Wilson to the frustration of African American troops in Newport News.
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces--African American troops
African American soldiers
Contributor
Morgan Willer
Relation
WWP25211
WWP25212
WWP25213
Language
English
Provenance
Document scan was taken from Library of Congress microfilm reel of the Wilson Papers. WWPL volunteers transcribed the text.
Text
Honorable Woodrow Wilson
The White House
Washington
My dear Mr. President:-
The enclosed memorandum on the negro problem in Newport News has just come to my hands from one of our representatives. It seems to me to be rather significant, and I thought you might like to look it over.
Cordially yours,
Raymond B. Fosdick
Chairman
RBF:RB
Enclosure
The White House
Washington
My dear Mr. President:-
The enclosed memorandum on the negro problem in Newport News has just come to my hands from one of our representatives. It seems to me to be rather significant, and I thought you might like to look it over.
Cordially yours,
Raymond B. Fosdick
Chairman
RBF:RB
Enclosure
Original Format
Letter
To
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Files
Collection
Citation
Fosdick, Raymond B. (Raymond Blaine), 1883-1972, “Raymond B. Fosdick to Woodrow Wilson,” 1918 September 27, WWP25210, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.