Poem “When we go to bed at night…”

Subject(s): Dreams, Sleep

A lullaby poem, describing what happens when children sleep. Quentin Roosevelt’s name is at the top, and the poem is in the hand of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. Authorship is uncertain.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1906-03-10

Creator(s)

Unknown

Recipient

Unknown

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Page Count

4

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Poem

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between Sagamore Hill National Historic Site – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Poem “When we go to bed at night…”. [March 10, 1906]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275944. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Unknown. Poem “When we go to bed at night…”. [10 Mar. 1906]. Multi-image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275944.

APA:

Unknown., [1906, March 10]. Poem “When we go to bed at night…”.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275944.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.

APA:

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.