Letter from Irene M. Givenwilson to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Subject(s): Air pilots, Military--Training, Armed Forces--Officers--Death, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, World War (1914-1918)
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Irene M. Givenwilson writes to Edith Roosevelt to express her sympathies on the loss of Quentin Roosevelt and to share her memories of Quentin at the aviation school. She details the impressive reputation Quentin had for a good teacher of pilots and a teacher the men trusted. She also reveals the commanding officers of the school sent Quentin to the front very reluctantly and he was only to stay for a short time before returning to the school; he was considered too valuable as a teacher of pilots to lose.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-07-20
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
4
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 Irene M. Givenwilson to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [July 20, 1918]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276367. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Givenwilson, Irene M.. Letter from Irene M. Givenwilson to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [20 Jul. 1918]. Multi-image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276367.
APA:
Givenwilson, Irene M.., [1918, July 20]. Letter from Irene M. Givenwilson 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/o276367.
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. January 22, 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.
