Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Dora Watkins and Thomas Watkins
Subject(s): Christmas, Family vacations, Gifts, Italy--Rome, Italy--Vesuvius, Roosevelt, Elliott, 1860-1894, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1831-1878, Volcanoes
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The Roosevelts spent Christmas in Rome and there were many presents. They ascended Mount Vesuvius and Roosevelt stuck an alpine stick into a small crater which caught the stick on fire. The route down from Vesuvius was very rough.
Collection
Creation Date
1870-01-06
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Watkins, Dora, 1822-1909; Watkins, Thomas
Language
English
Period
Youth (October 27, 1858-1881)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
4
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 Dora Watkins and Thomas Watkins. [January 6, 1870]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287353. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Dora Watkins and Thomas Watkins. [6 Jan. 1870]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287353.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1870, January 6]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Dora Watkins and Thomas Watkins.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287353.
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.
