Letter from Quentin Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Subject(s): Air pilots, Military--Training, Meyer, Cord, 1893-1964, World War (1914-1918)
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Quentin Roosevelt writes to his mother that he is not too pleased by the cold winter weather, since it makes flying in an open cockpit biplane unpleasant. He mentions being sore about his friend Cord Meyer getting to fight at the front before him.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-02-17
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
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 Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [February 17, 1918]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276305. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918. Letter from Quentin Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [17 Feb. 1918]. Multi-image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276305.
APA:
Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918., [1918, February 17]. Letter 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/o276305.
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.
