David F. Houston to James C. Waters, Jr.

Title

David F. Houston to James C. Waters, Jr.

Creator

Houston, David Franklin

Identifier

A022916b

Date

1916 March 8

Description

Secretary of Agriculture suggests that Waters communicate directly with Representative Borland about his remarks.

Source

US National Archives and Records Administration
130/68/3/00 box #3 entry #5 “Negroes” folder

Publisher

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum

Subject

African-Americans--segregation

Contributor

Althea Cupo
Maria Matlock

Language

English

Provenance

Digital copy acquired from federal archives by previous WWPL Archivist, Heidi Hackford.

Text

Mr. James C. Waters, Jr.,
Hyattsville, Md.

Dear Sir:

I have your letter of February 29. Inasmuch as the statements you refer to were made by Representative Borland, I suggest that you communicate with him with reference to the data upon which he based them.

Very truly yours,
DF Houston
Secretary.

Original Format

Letter

To

Waters, James C., Jr.

Files

A022916b.JPG

Citation

Houston, David Franklin, “David F. Houston to James C. Waters, Jr.,” 1916 March 8, A022916b, Race and Segregation Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.