Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt
Subject(s): Cathedrals, Gondoliers, Honeymoons, Italian language, Italy--Venice, Pigeons, Roosevelt, Alice Lee, 1861-1884, Travel
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Theodore Roosevelt continues to write to his sister Anna on honeymoon in Italy with Alice Lee Roosevelt. He describes the pigeons in Venice, the gondolier and the cathedral. He also tells her that he has been practicing his Italian and seems not to be having too much trouble communicating. They head to Como next.
Collection
Creation Date
1881-06-23
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931
Language
English
Period
Youth (October 27, 1858-1881)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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 Anna Roosevelt. [June 23, 1881]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278830. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt. [23 Jun. 1881]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278830.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1881, June 23]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278830.
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. August 3, 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.
