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.3 Linked Table of Contents Front Matter, pp. i-vi Contents, pp. vii-xx Introduction, pp. xxi-xxiv Errata, pp. xxv-xxvi Chronology, pp. xxvii-xxviii Symbols and Abbreviations, pp. xxix-xxx Documents 1889-95, pp. 1-2 May 1889, pp. 3-4 Aug. 1889, pp. 4-5 Sept. 1889, pp. 6-7 Oct. 1889, pp. 7-13 Nov. 1889, pp. 13-20 Dec. 1889, pp. 20-22 Jan. 1890, pp. 23-32 Feb. 1890, pp. 32-33 Mar. 1890, pp. 33-44 Apr. 1890, pp. 44-53 May 1890, pp. 54-60 June 1890, pp. 60-65 July 1890, pp. 65-71 Aug. 1890, pp. 71-78 Sept. 1890, pp. 78-85 Oct. 1890, pp. 85-96 Nov. 1890, pp. 96-109 Dec. 1890, pp. 109-118 Jan. 1891, pp. 118-127 Feb. 1891, pp. 127-134 Mar. 1891, pp. 134-136 Apr. 1891, pp. 136-151 May 1891, pp. 151-155 June 1891, pp. 155-159 July 1891, pp. 159-162 Aug. 1891, pp. 162-170 Sept. 1891, pp. 171-173 Oct. 1891, pp. 174-177 Nov. 1891, pp. 177-198 Dec. 1891, pp. 199-202 Jan. 1892, pp. 202-210 Feb. 1892, pp. 210-221 Mar. 1892, pp. 222-223 Apr. 1892, pp. 223-225 May 1892, pp. 225-233 June 1892, pp. 233-242 July 1892, pp. 242-255 Aug. 1892, pp. 255-263 Sept. 1892, pp. 263-265 Oct. 1892, pp. 266-270 Nov. 1892, pp. 270-271 Dec. 1892, pp. 272-279 Jan. 1893, pp. 279-290 Feb. 1893, pp. 290-304 Mar. 1893, pp. 304-306 Apr. 1893, pp. 306-316 May 1893, pp. 317-349 June 1893, pp. 349-352 July 1893, pp. 353-355 Aug. 1893, pp. 355-364 Sept. 1893, pp. 364-367 Oct. 1893, pp. 368-370 Nov. 1893, pp. 371-379 Dec. 1893, pp. 380-382 Jan. 1894, pp. 382-389 Feb. 1894, pp. 389-393 Mar. 1894, pp. 393-396 Apr. 1894, pp. 396-412 May 1894, pp. 413-449 June 1894, pp. 449-449 July 1894, pp. 449-461 Aug.1894, pp. 461-463 Sept.1894, pp. 463-480 Oct. 1894, pp. 480-484 Nov. 1894, pp. 484-486 Dec. 1894 , pp. 486-494 ca. 1894-95, pp. 495-495 Jan. 1895, pp. 496-506 Feb. 1895, pp. 506-535 1 Mar. 1895-30 Dec. 1895, pp. 536-542 Mar. 1895, pp. 542-544 Apr. 1895, pp. 544-553 May 1895, pp. 553-557 June 1895, pp. 557-563 July 1895, pp. 563-567 Aug. 1895, pp. 567-572 Sept. 1895, pp. 572-587 Addendum, pp. 588-589 Bibliography , pp. 590-592 Photographs, pp. 593-604 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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MAY · I 893 From Thomas McCants Stewart New York, Tuesday May 23rd, 1893 My Dear Professor: Everything was ''OK.'' I got space in Pullman to New York. So be happy. Now, what shall I say about my visit? Words are inadequate to cover it. It was a heavenly one. Let me say: ~ ~ ~ Please bring me in June a framed picture of yourself and teachers. I want a frame made at Institute; (~) By FalD, ~ should be house-keeping in Brooklyn. After that, there will always be a Washington Room in our house. Yours truly, T. McCants Stewart P.S. Have been bilious too far gone to get out letter for Age; so I shall be a week late. I write Mrs. W. in this mail. ALS Con. 5 BTW Papers ATT. Original destroyed. A Speech at the Memorial Service for Samuel Chapman Armstror~g' Hampton, [Va.] May 25, 1893 A few nights ago while driving in the woods of Alabama I discerned in the distance a large, bright fire. As ~ came nearer the light I discovered that by its glow several busy hands were at work building a comfortable, tasty, framed-cottage to replace the one room log hovel that had been their abode for a quarter of a century. The fire by which this house was being built was lighted at Hampton by Gen. Armstrong c5 years ago. What matters it that this fire was c5 years in passing through Hampton, through Tuskegee, through the Tuskegee Conference, to this lonely spot in Alabama? It was doing its work nevertheless, surely and effectively and so it will be through the generations that are to come. I am asked to perform a serious and embarrassing duty—speak of General Armstrong. It would be comparatively easy for us to speak of him as our teacher, but he was more, to hundreds of us who knew no man that we could call father; he was more and dearer than a 3~7