Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Subject(s): Education, Higher--Curricula--Planning, Fluency (Language learning), Greek language, Homer, Latin language, Loeb, William, 1866-1937, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Wells, Edgar Huidekoper, 1875-1938
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President Roosevelt encloses a letter for Kermit Roosevelt. Roosevelt has written to Edgar Huidekoper Wells about Kermit’s study of Greek, which he encourages as he did Ted Roosevelt’s reading of Latin. Both Roosevelt and William Loeb approve of Kermit’s course schedule.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-10-03
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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. [October 3, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204423. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [3 Oct. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204423.
APA:
Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943., [1908, October 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204423.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
