Theodore Roosevelt describes his safari to his daughter Ethel. He praises Kermit Roosevelt’s skills but says he is still too reckless. Roosevelt has become very attached to Edmund Heller, R. J. Cuninghame, and Leslie J. Tarlton. The porters amuse him as well. Roosevelt has read almost all the books in his pigskin library.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1909-11-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Derby, Ethel Roosevelt

Language

English

Period

African Safari (March 1909-1910)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

4

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Ethel Roosevelt. [November 13, 1909]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283300. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt. [13 Nov. 1909]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283300.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, November 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283300.

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.