Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Bertha Alice Carroll

Subject(s): Etiquette, Letters, Thank-you notes

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Bertha Alice Carroll for writing to tell him about her brothers and sisters. Roosevelt commends her mother for bringing up nine children to be good Americans.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

McGraw, Bertha Alice Carroll Rupp, 1895-1936

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Bertha Alice Carroll. [December 14, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o221874. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Bertha Alice Carroll. [14 Dec. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o221874.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, December 14]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Bertha Alice Carroll.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o221874.

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. February 23, 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.