Letter from Quentin Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Air pilots, Military--Training, Miller, Flora Whitney, Pneumonia, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, World War (1914-1918)
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Quentin Roosevelt describes his ill health and being put in charge of a squadron and having 600 recruits from the United States arrive in France where they are not prepared to train them. Also mentions how he is trying to see “action” on the front. Evidence of military censor on pages 5 and 6. The document is half typed, half handwritten.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1917-12-17
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Page Count
6
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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:
Letter from Quentin Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 17, 1917]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276293. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918. Letter from Quentin Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [17 Dec. 1917]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276293.
APA:
Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918.: , [1917, December 17]. Letter from Quentin Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276293.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.
APA:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.
