Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Subject(s): Books and reading, College football players, Football, Football injuries--Prevention, Harvard University, Princeton University, Relations with cabinet officers, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Sleeping bags, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Yale University
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President Theodore Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to give him advice about sleeping bags. Roosevelt is meeting with the football men from Harvard, Yale, and Princeton to get them to stop having “mucker play.” He adds that Archie loves playing football, while Quentin is reading advanced books. Roosevelt ends by saying how glad he is to have Secretary of State Elihu Root and Secretary of War William H. Taft.
Collection
Creation Date
1905-10-09
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
2
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 Kermit Roosevelt. [October 9, 1905]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280673. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [9 Oct. 1905]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280673.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, October 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280673.
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. February 13, 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.
