Telegram from Quentin Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Subject(s): Education, Secondary, Report cards, Western Union Telegraph Company

Quentin Roosevelt writes to his mother, Edith Roosevelt, to inform her that he stood first in his form with his grades. His name is misspelled in the telegram. The back of the telegram is an advertisement for The Western Union Telegraph Company.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1910-10-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918

Recipient

Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

Language

English

Period

African Safari (March 1909-1910)

Repository

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Telegram

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:

Telegram from Quentin Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [October 27, 1910]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275965. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918. Telegram from Quentin Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [27 Oct. 1910]. Multi-image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275965.

APA:

Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918., [1910, October 27]. Telegram from Quentin Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275965.

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.