Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Subject(s): Books and reading, Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Horses, Legislation, Presidents' pets, Rixey, Presley Marion, 1852-1928, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Sailing, Trollope, Anthony, 1815-1882
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President Roosevelt writes his son Kermit Roosevelt to say he is busy because of the rate bill. Roosevelt describes riding his new black mare and Archibald “Archie” B. Roosevelt and Kermit riding horses at Dr. Presley Marion Rixey’s farm. Ethel Roosevelt has been with Christine and they have gone sailing. Roosevelt closes by saying he just finished reading Anthony Trollope’s Prime Minister.
Collection
Creation Date
1906-05-14
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. [May 14, 1906]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280738. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [14 May. 1906]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280738.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, May 14]. 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/o280738.
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.
