Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Subject(s): Books and reading, Carow, Emily Tyler, 1865-1939, College students--Discipline, Mississippi River, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863, Travel
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President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit about his frustration with Ted cutting classes at Harvard and being put on probation. He compares Ted to the title character in William Thackeray’s novel Pendennis. Roosevelt does not think Ted will be able to go on the Mississippi River trip now. Roosevelt closes by saying that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is going to New York with Emily Tyler Carow. Kermit appears to have done some writing and drawing on the envelope.
Collection
Creation Date
1908-03-15
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. [March 15, 1908]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281041. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [15 Mar. 1908]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281041.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943., [1908, March 15]. 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/o281041.
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. February 13, 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.
