Theodore Roosevelt updates Belle Roosevelt on the status of the family. Ethel Roosevelt Derby’s husband has been unable to travel to Europe, and her son is still recovering from surgery. Quentin Roosevelt’s fiancee Flora Payne Whitney recently visited for dinner.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-09-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Roosevelt, Belle, 1892-1968

Language

English

Period

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

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 Belle Roosevelt. [September 1, 1917]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279781. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Belle Roosevelt. [1 Sep. 1917]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279781.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1917, September 1]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Belle Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279781.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

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

MLA:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.

APA:

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