Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt

Subject(s): College students--Study and teaching, Whiskers

Theodore Roosevelt informs his sister Corinne that he has shaved off his facial hair. He encloses tintypes that he had taken to reflect his new look, and mentions that the next few weeks of school will be difficult.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1878-05-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933

Language

English

Period

Youth (October 27, 1858-1881)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

4

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt. [May 3, 1878]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278377. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt. [3 May. 1878]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 7, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278377.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1878, May 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278377.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 7, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.

APA:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.