Theodore Roosevelt thanks his sister for her letter and enclosures and praises her most recent poem. He asks her to send the enclosed materials to her sons Theodore and Monroe and mentions how difficult it is for Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to receive letters from Quentin Roosevelt. Roosevelt also mentions seeing Corinne Robinson Alsop and Joseph W. Alsop.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-08-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

2

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 Robinson. [August 18, 1918]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279733. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson. [18 Aug. 1918]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279733.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1918, August 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279733.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

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

MLA:

Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.

APA:

Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.