Letter from Emma Mayhew Whiting to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Death, Burial, Condolence notes, Poetry, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918
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Emma Mayhew Whiting writes to Edith Roosevelt that Edith’s visit to Quentin Roosevelt’s grave in April prompted her to write the enclosed poem: “A Nation’s Shrine: Lines written upon the pilgrimage of Mrs. Roosevelt to the grave oh her son Quentin.” She forwards the poem on the first anniversary of Quentin’s death.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1919-07-14
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Repository
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Page Count
3
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 Emma Mayhew Whiting to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [July 14, 1919]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276718. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Whiting, Emma Mayhew, -1947. Letter from Emma Mayhew Whiting to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [14 Jul. 1919]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276718.
APA:
Whiting, Emma Mayhew, -1947.: , [1919, July 14]. Letter from Emma Mayhew Whiting to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276718.
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 1, 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.
