Letter from Alice Green Hoffman to Eleanor Butler Roosevelt

Subject(s): Burial, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Wreaths

Alice Hoffman describes to her niece Eleanor Butler Roosevelt a ceremony held at Quentin Roosevelt’s grave. Dr. Paul van Dyke and others spoke, and French children placed flowers on the grave. Mrs. Hoffman also thanks Eleanor for some books she sent, and comments that she has lost her case and must give up her house.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1922-05-30

Creator(s)

Hoffman, Alice Green

Recipient

Roosevelt, Eleanor Butler, 1889-1960

Language

English

Period

Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-Present)

Repository

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Alice Green Hoffman to Eleanor Butler Roosevelt. [May 30, 1922]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276773. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Hoffman, Alice Green. Letter from Alice Green Hoffman to Eleanor Butler Roosevelt. [30 May. 1922]. 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/o276773.

APA:

Hoffman, Alice Green.: , [1922, May 30]. Letter from Alice Green Hoffman to Eleanor Butler Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276773.

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.