Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Subject(s): California, Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Football, Immigrants--Legal status, laws, etc.--U.S. states, Japan, Monroe, James, 1758-1831, Presidents' pets, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918
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President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to say he has a letter of James Monroe that he is keeping for Kermit. Edith has taken Ethel and Archie away for a few days, and Roosevelt relates a story about Archie’s football team and the dogs. Roosevelt adds that he is horribly bothered by California’s approach to immigration rules regarding the Japanese and is worried it may lead to war with Japan. He closes by saying he is taking Quentin to hear a sermon by the former Rough Rider chaplain. Kermit has taken notes on the back of the envelope.
Collection
Creation Date
1906-10-27
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [October 27, 1906]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280819. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [27 Oct. 1906]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280819.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943., [1906, October 27]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280819.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
