Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919, Birthdays, Books and reading, Boys, Cowardice, Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Games, Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950, Garfield, Newell, 1895-1975, Garfield, Rudolph H. (Rudolph Hills), 1899-1946, Horsemanship, Jusserand, J. J. (Jean Jules), 1855-1932, Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918, New York (State), Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917, Stewart, Frances Cowles, 1862-1945, Stewart, John W. (John Wolcott), 1895-1976, Stewart, Philip Battell, 1865-1957, Straus, Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon), 1850-1926, Tennis, Walking
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President Roosevelt agrees with his son Kermit’s thoughts on Nicholas Nickleby, and says that in general, he prefers novels that have joyous and noble aspects, rather than ones that are depressing and have sorrow, shame, and suffering in them. He updates his son on the activities at the White House, including a visit from African big game hunter Frederick Courteney Selous, and Quentin Roosevelt’s birthday celebrations.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-19
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [November 19, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193156. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [19 Nov. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193156.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, November 19]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193156.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.