Special orders, no. 161

Subject(s): World War (1914-1918)

Extract from the official orders assigning Quentin Roosevelt to active duty with the Aviation section with the Signal Officers’ Reserve Corps. A stamped seal noted this is an official copy of the summons.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1917-07-13

Creator(s)

Bliss, Tasker Howard, 1853-1930

Recipient

Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Page Count

1

Production Method

Printed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Record, Military

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:

Special orders, no. 161. [July 13, 1917]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276183. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Bliss, Tasker Howard, 1853-1930. Special orders, no. 161. [13 Jul. 1917]. Image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276183.

APA:

Bliss, Tasker Howard, 1853-1930., [1917, July 13]. Special orders, no. 161.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276183.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

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

MLA:

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.

APA:

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.