Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt
Subject(s): Children, Entertaining, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Polo, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Travel, Writing
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Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna about her upcoming visit to Sagamore Hill. Edith and the children are doing well, and Roosevelt will leave for the West the following day. He continues to play polo. Sister Corinne’s children drive Aunt Annie crazy.
Collection
Creation Date
1888-08-20
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931
Language
English
Period
Author and Family Man (1887-1888)
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. [August 20, 1888]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280634. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt. [20 Aug. 1888]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280634.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1888, August 20]. 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/o280634.
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.
