Letter from Owen Wister to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Subject(s): Burial, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, World War (1914-1918)
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Owen Wister writes to Edith Roosevelt and encloses flowers that he picked from Quentin Roosevelt’s grave. In the letter he describes sunlight, bird songs, and the blossoms by the grave. Envelope included.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1921-04-04
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
2
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 Owen Wister to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [April 4, 1921]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276754. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wister, Owen, 1860-1938. Letter from Owen Wister to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [4 Apr. 1921]. Multi-image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276754.
APA:
Wister, Owen, 1860-1938., [1921, April 4]. Letter from Owen Wister to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276754.
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. January 15, 2026. 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.
