Vol.1: Autobiog. Vol.2: 1860-1889 Vol.3: 1889-1895 Vol.4: 1895-1898 Vol.5: 1899-1900 Vol.6: 1901-1902 Vol.7: 1903-1904 Vol.8: 1904-1906 Vol.9: 1906-1908 Vol.10: 1909-11 Vol.11: 1911-12 Vol.12: 1912-14 Vol.13: 1914-15 Vol.14: Index           All Writings Vol.1: Autobiog. Vol.2: 1860-1889 Vol.3: 1889-1895 Vol.4: 1895-1898 Vol.5: 1899-1900 Vol.6: 1901-1902 Vol.7: 1903-1904 Vol.8: 1904-1906 Vol.9: 1906-1908 Vol.10: 1909-11 Vol.11: 1911-12 Vol.12: 1912-14 Vol.13: 1914-15
Volume 1: Autobiographical Writings Volume 2: 1860-1889 Volume 3: 1889-1895 Volume 4: 1895-1898 Volume 5: 1899-1900 Volume 6: 1901-1902 Volume 7: 1903-1904 Volume 8: 1904-1906 Volume 9: 1906-8 Volume 10: 1909-11 Volume 11: 1911-12 Volume 12: 1912-14 Volume 13: 1914-15 Volume 14: Cumulative Index   BTWP Vol.10 Linked Table of Contents Front Matter, pp. i-vi Contents, pp. vii-xx Introduction, pp. xxi-xxiv Symbols and Abbreviations, pp. xxv-xxvi Documents, 1909-11, pp. 1-2 Jan. 1909, pp. 3-25 Feb. 1909, pp. 25-68 Mar. 1909, pp. 68-79 Apr. 1909, pp. 79-92 May 1909, pp. 93-127 June 1909, pp. 128-140 July 1909, pp. 141-153 Aug. 1909, pp. 153-159 Sept. 1909, pp. 159-178 Oct. 1909, pp. 179-187 Nov. 1909, pp. 187-238 Dec. 1909, pp. 238-259 Jan. 1910, pp. 259-266 Feb. 1910, pp. 266-274 Mar. 1910, pp. 274-306 Apr. 1910, pp. 306-323 May 1910, pp. 323-335 June 1910, pp. 336-350 July 1910, pp. 351-360 Aug. 1910, pp. 360-381 Sept. 1910, pp. 382-391 Oct. 1910, pp. 391-435 Nov. 1910, pp. 436-496 Dec. 1910, pp. 496-524 Jan. 1911, pp. 524-571 Feb. 1911, pp. 572-608 Mar. 1911, pp. 608-622 Bibliography, pp. 623-626 The page presentation framework of the Booker T. Washington papers is designed to provide researchers worldwide with searchable access to the thousands of pages comprising the fourteen volumes, most of which are out of print. Adapted from the National Academy Press's Open Book framework, this framework allows searching down to the page level, provides sorting of search results chronologically, enables easy navigation across multiple volumes, and allows page-by-page local printing (via PDF) of every page.

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The BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Papers not he will finally carry out this plan I do not know, but I think you will agree with me that this administration has been more successful in turning people out than it has been in putting them in. Dancy of course is making a hard fight. I do not know whether he knows who is going to take his place or not. The impression prevails around Atlanta that the general scheme is to turn Rucker out as soon as Johnson goes in, that is in case he goes in. The Big Chief gives me as his reason for being inclined to change Dancy is that he has not made in his opinion, a very efficient official. Yours truly, Booker T. Washington TLpS Con. 49 BTW Papers DLG. From John Campbell Dancy Washington, D.C. Mch. ~—To Confidential. My dear Dr. Washington: I have not been in the best humor for writing, hence my failure to let you hear from me sooner, except to · wlre my un( omg. This whole thing was done so suddenly and unexpectedly that I hadn't time for scarcely anything. And yet I got in some of the strongest sort of endorsements from all parts of the country. Your endorsement I will prize during my natural life as more valuable than any I ever filed, and I have filed them from the strongest men in this country. I talked with the President full three-quarters of an hour. He conversed freely and pointedly and seemed thoroughly in sympathy with me. He finally said that he would take the matter under advisement further, and would inform me when he would take it up again. In the meantime he read nearly every endorsement I carried with me and commented on their strength. I went away feeling I had won a signal victory, when to my great surprise and amazement the next morning there was a note on my desk stating that I would please call again, that the pressure was so great he could not withstand it, whereupon I tendered my resigna~4