Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Subject(s): Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Presidents' pets, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

President Roosevelt is happy to hear that his son Kermit is doing well at school at Groton. Roosevelt wants to know how football is going and informs Kermit that Edith Roosevelt will give the dog Gem to Uncle Will.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1902-10-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

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 Kermit Roosevelt. [October 13, 1902]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279979. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [13 Oct. 1902]. 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/o279979.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1902, October 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279979.

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.