Letter from Augusta Camp Benham to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Subject(s): Burial, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, World War (1914-1918)

Augusta Camp Benham writes to Edith Roosevelt that she placed roses on Quentin Roosevelt’s grave. Letterhead: “Grand Hotel du Lion D Or.” Envelope included.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1925-06-03

Creator(s)

Benham, Augusta Camp

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

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-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 Augusta Camp Benham to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [June 3, 1925]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276801. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Benham, Augusta Camp. Letter from Augusta Camp Benham to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [3 Jun. 1925]. 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/o276801.

APA:

Benham, Augusta Camp., [1925, June 3]. Letter from Augusta Camp Benham to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o276801.

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.