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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The BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Papers ALS OFH. On the letter Hayes wrote: ''Perhaps the ablest and most useful Colored man in the Country Certainly a most worthy man. H.'' ~ Rutherford Birchard Hayes ~ ~ 82~-93) ~ former president of the United States, spent his last years working for various humanitarian causes. He was president of the National Prison Association ~ ~ 883-93 ), the first president of the board of trustees of the John F. Slater Fund (~882-93), and a member of the board of the Peabody Education Fund. From Theophile Tarence AlIain~ Soulouque P.O., La., Nov. 2nd 1890 My Dear Friend: Enclosed, please find a letter from my good old friend Prof. W. D. Goddard, of Gilbert Seminary La. who' wishes me to send my son Theophile2 back to his Seminary. But, ~ have selected you and your school for many reasons. fist I believe that my present work In lauild~g logo and hundreds of thousands cubic yards of Levees on the banks of the Mms~ssippi River, in this day and time will compare favorably with the record of any colored man In the Republic and therefore I propose to leave a business record behind my boys, if, and I do hope that they wiD have brains enough to appreciate that fact. Now, I would like for you to get the credit of training my son Theophile. If he has in him any of the qualities of his mother, you will be able to do some thing with—as to myself, I have not been a go - 1 and virtuous man all of my life. Accept for yourself and all at the normal school my perfect · ~ cons sermon. Theophile T. Allain ALS Con. 94 BTW Papers DLC. Theophile Tarence Allain, Sr., was born in west Baton Rouge Parish, La., in 1846. He was educated in Somerset County, N.J., but returned to Louisiana as a sugar planter in Iberville Parish. In 1870 he owned a o-acre sugar plantation valued at $~s,ooo, employed thirty-five laborers, and produced 7,ooo hogsheads of sugar, 4,ooo gallons of molasses, and other farm produce valued at $~4,400. (Census of 1870, Productions of Agriculture, Iberville Parish, La., RG , DNA.) Allain was not only a large-scale businessman but a leader in Louisiana politics. He served in the Louisiana House in 1873-74 and the Louisiana Senate from 96